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pneumococcal polysaccharide type 6 MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2024


MeSH Supplementary
pneumococcal polysaccharide type 6
Unique ID
C437065
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C437065
Entry Term(s)
pneumococcal polysaccharide 6a
pneumococcal polysaccharide 6b
Registry Number
0
Heading Mapped to
*Polysaccharides, Bacterial
Frequency
6
Note
isolated from Streptococcus pneumoniae; serotypes 6A & 6B are important causes of infections; pneumococcal type 6B conjugate vaccines elicit antibodies that cross-react with type 6A, not all anti-6B antibodies are functionally cross-reactive
Source
J Infect Dis 2001 Sep 15;184(6):789-93
Indexing Information
Antigens, Bacterial
Date of Entry
2001/10/17
Revision Date
2002/02/15
pneumococcal polysaccharide type 6 Preferred
pneumococcal polysaccharide 6b Narrower
pneumococcal polysaccharide 6a Narrower
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