Molecular Pathogenesis of Pneumococcus

• Päätekijä: Guangchun Bai (auth)
• Muut tekijät: Jorge Eugenio Vidal (auth)
• Aineistotyyppi: Elektroninen Kirjan osa
• Kieli: englanti
• Julkaistu: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Sarja: Frontiers Research Topics
• Aiheet: pathogenesis; macrophages; co-infection; gene regulation; biofilm; drug resistance; microbial; Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Linkit: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Streptococcus pneumoniae has been for decades the number one bacterial killer of children in the world. Although vaccination with pneumococcal vaccines [PCV7, PCV10, and PCV13 (children) or PPSV23 (adults)] has helped decrease the burden of pneumococcal disease (PD), mortality remains high. Therefor...