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1) A study investigated whether nasopharyngeal colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae protects against subsequent lung infection in mice. 2) Mice that were colonized had increased antibody and cellular immune responses compared to control mice. 3) Colonized mice had reduced bacterial levels in their lungs during a later lung infection, demonstrating protective immunity. 4) This protective immunity required both antibody and cellular immune responses including neutrophils, CD4+ T cells, and interleukin

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Gufron Mustofa
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