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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 Numbers: 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

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