Opsonic activity for Streptococcus pneumoniae mediated by the alternative and classic complement pathways and concomitant binding of activated C3 to the bacteria were measured in sera from children ...

K. pneumoniae is frequently the source of hospital-acquired infections and, due to the widespread use of antibiotics in these settings, has also acquired numerous resistance genes. In fact, over ...

Serum complement proteins comprise an important system that is responsible for several innate and adaptive immune defence mechanisms. There were three well-described pathways known to lead to the ...

When engaged in battle, a key tactic for defeating your enemies is disrupting their communication. In the battle against deadly diseases that adapt quickly to resist today’s top antibiotics, ...

Vaccinating laboratory mice with Streptococcus mitis bacteria prevents their virulent sibling, Streptococcus pneumoniae from infecting the mice. The research suggests that vaccination of humans with ...