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polysaccharide vaccine examples |
• Streptococcus pneumoniae - pneumonia• Haemophilus influenzae - pneumonia • Neisseria meningitidis - meningitis • Salmonella typhi – typhoid fever • Burkholderia pseudomallei – melioidosis |
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opsonized bacteria bind to |
Fc receptors on phagocytes |
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what is the major cause of community acquired pneumonia and meningitis |
streptococcus pneumoniae |
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what is a glycoconjugate processed into |
• glycanPsaccharides • peptides • glycanP-peptides |
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glycanp-peptide is presented by MHCII to |
the alphabeta receptor of CD4+ T cells |