Browsing SPH Scholarly Articles by Keyword "CD4-positive T-lymphocytes/immunology*"
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Protection against Nasopharyngeal Colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Mediated by Antigen-Specific CD4+ T Cells
(American Society for Microbiology, 2008)CD4(+) T-cell-dependent acquired immunity confers antibody-independent protection against pneumococcal colonization. Since this mechanism is poorly understood for extracellular bacteria, we assessed the antigen specificity ...