C3b/iC3b Deposition on Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Not Affected by HIV Infection

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of infection in both HIV positive patients and those with complement deficiencies. We hypothesised that HIV positive individuals might exhibit reduced opsonisation of pneumococcus with complement due to reduced levels of S. pneumoniae specific IgG. We disco...

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Main Authors: Hyams, Catherine, Tam, Jerry C. H., Brown, Jeremy S., Gordon, Stephen B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2811195/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20126656
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008902
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