Evaluation of a novel therapeutic approach to treating severe pneumococcal infection using a mouse model.

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Published in Clin Vaccine Immunol on April 22, 2009

Authors

Nikkol Melnick1, Gowrisankar Rajam, George M Carlone, Jacquelyn S Sampson, Edwin W Ades

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

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