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Development of an interferon-gamma ELISPOT assay to detect human T cell responses to HSV-2.
Vaccine - 16 Sept 2011
Posavad Christine M, Magaret Amalia S, Zhao Lin, Mueller Dawn E, Wald Anna, Corey Lawrence
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BACKGROUND: The need for an HSV-2 vaccine is great considering the increasing prevalence of HSV-2 despite the widespread use of antiviral drugs. Human clinical trials of HSV-2 vaccines that elicit neutralizing antibodies have proven to be only partially effective suggesting that induction of effective T cell responses to HSV-2 is also a critical component to an efficacious vaccine. A sensitive and specific assay...
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