Antibody-mediated enhancement of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on January 19, 2010

Authors

Pauline Yoong1, Gerald B Pier

Author Affiliations

1: Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Staphylococcus Aureus Toxoids Phase 1-2 Vaccine Trial | NCT01011335

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