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Editorial
. 2021 Mar 1;203(5):539-540.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202009-3681ED.

Experimental Model for Studies of Pneumococcal Colonization in Older Adults

Federico Iovino  1 , Birgitta Henriques-Normark  1   2
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Editorial

Experimental Model for Studies of Pneumococcal Colonization in Older Adults

Federico Iovino et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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  • Experimental Human Pneumococcal Colonization in Older Adults Is Feasible and Safe, Not Immunogenic.
    Adler H, German EL, Mitsi E, Nikolaou E, Pojar S, Hales C, Robinson R, Connor V, Hill H, Hyder-Wright AD, Lazarova L, Lowe C, Smith EL, Wheeler I, Zaidi SR, Jochems SP, Loukov D, Reiné J, Solórzano-Gonzalez C, de Gorguette d'Argoeuves P, Jones T, Goldblatt D, Chen T, Aston SJ, French N, Collins AM, Gordon SB, Ferreira DM, Rylance J. Adler H, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Mar 1;203(5):604-613. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202004-1483OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 32941735 Free PMC article.

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