Vaccine-induced, but not natural immunity, against the Streptococcal Inhibitor of Complement protects against invasive disease
L. K. K. Tan, M. Reglinski, D. Teo, N. Reza, L. E. M. Lamb, V. Nageshwaran, C. E. Turner, M. Wikstroem, I.-M. Frick, L. Bjorck, S. Sriskandan
This study shows that vaccine-induced antibodies against SIC provide protection against invasive S. pyogenes infection, while natural antibodies do not.
bioRxiv · Nov 22, 2020Microbiology