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Immunization
Studies from University of Rochester have provided new data on immunization
May 14th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Mouse models for the study of mucosal vaccination against otitis media,' have been published. "Otitis media (OM) is one of the most common infectious diseases in humans. The pathogenesis of OM involves nasopharyngeal (NP) colonization and retrograde ascension of the pathogen up the Eustachian tube into the middle ear (ME)," scientists writing in the journal Vaccine report. "Due to increasing rates of antibiotic resistance, there is an urgent need for vaccines to prevent infections caused by the most common causes of bacterial OM, including nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae and...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-05-14)
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