Clinical relevance of TLR2, TLR4, CD14 and FcgammaRIIA gene polymorphisms in Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.

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Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia and a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. It has been a major research priority to identify gene polymorphisms responsible for/associated with susceptibility and severity of S. pneumoniae infection to gain a better understanding of host genetic variants and their influence and clinical relevance to...

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