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Characterization of a multicomponent live, attenuated Shigella flexneri vaccine.
Pathogens and disease - 1 Jul 2016
DeLaine BreOnna C, Wu Tao, Grassel Christen L, Shimanovich Avital, Pasetti Marcela F, Levine Myron M, Barry Eileen M
Abstract excerpt
Shigella flexneri is a leading cause of diarrheal disease in children under five in developing countries. There is currently no licensed vaccine and broad spectrum protection requires coverage of multiple serotypes. The live attenuated vaccines CVD 1213 and CVD 1215 were derived from two prominent S. flexneri serotypes: S. flexneri 3a and S. flexneri 6. To provide broad-spectrum immunity, they could be combined...
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