is widely available to detect the C-polysaccharide antigen of Streptococcus pneumoniae, the leading cause of CAP," write Roger Sordé, MD, from Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona ...

Research published in the European Respiratory Journal shows that addition of a serotype-specific urinary antigen detection ... the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae community-acquired ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a type of bacteria that can ... They may do this through a urinary antigen test, which looks for C-polysaccharides in the sample. C-polysaccharides are antigens found ...

Vaccines can be composed of complex antigen combinations. For example, developing a Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine involves testing and combining up to 23 different capsule polysaccharides—antigens ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the primary bacterial cause ... Immunogenicity will be evaluated by measuring serum antigen-specific IgG antibody titers. About Matrivax Matrivax is a privately-held ...

a novel vaccine candidate targeting Streptococcus pneumoniae. Developed using Affinivax’s proprietary MAPS™ (Multiple Antigen-Presenting System) platform technology, ASP3772 is designed to ...