Polysaccharide-Specific Memory B Cells Predict Protection against Experimental Human Pneumococcal Carriage.
Shaun H PenningtonSherin PojarElena MitsiJenna F GritzfeldElissavet NikolaouCarla SolórzanoJessica T OwughaQasim MasoodMelita A GordonAngela D WrightAndrea M CollinsEliane N MiyajiStephen B GordonDaniela M FerreiraPublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2017)
Our data indicate that naturally acquired PS-specific memory B cells, but not levels of circulating IgG at time of pneumococcal exposure, are associated with protection against carriage acquisition.