Pneumococcal Diversity: Considerations for New Vaccine Strategies with Emphasis on Pneumococcal Surface Protein A (PspA)

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• Publication year

  1998

• Venue

  Clinical Microbiology Reviews

• Publication date

  1998-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1128/CMR.11.4.645PMID 9767061PMCID PMC88902
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