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Universidade São Francisco (USF). Campus Bragança Paulista (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Thais Raquel da Silva in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis. It is an encapsulated gram-positive bacterium, and the polisaccharide capsule is the main virulence factor and the basis of the current vaccines. Free PS, however, is a T-independent antigen, not immunogenic in young children. A conjugated PS-protein vaccine has been used to immunize children, but its high…
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