Tag - Streptococcus pneumoniae

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New type of pneumococcal vaccine developed by KI scientists

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a new vaccine candidate against pneumococci, bacteria that can cause pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. The vaccine molecules comprise nano-sized membrane vesicles...

3 June, 2022

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Step forward for pneumonia vaccine development

A vaccine against the biggest bacterial killer on the planet is a step closer to being available with funding secured for preclinical trials. Professor James Paton, Director of the University of Adelaide’s Research...

6 March, 2019

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Chinese study of serogroup 6 S. pneumoniae finds no antibiotic-resistant clones

A survey of serogroup 6 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from children in China has identified no antibiotic-resistant clones, leading the authors to speculate that the isolates may be under antibiotic selective...

9 September, 2014

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Mucosal lymphoid cells key to S. pneumoniae defence

Type 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) in the lung mucosa are activated early in the course of infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae and are a major source of interleukin (IL)-22 production, research reveals. The...

18 August, 2014

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CSP analogues may attenuate S. pneumoniae virulence, resistance

The spread of virulent, antibiotic-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae may be controllable through the use of competence-stimulating peptide (CSP) analogues, US researchers believe. Using a mouse model of S...

24 March, 2014

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