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Research Article

Maternal Pneumococcal Conjugate Immunization Protects Infant Chinchillas in the Pneumococcal Otitis Media Model

David M. Hajek From the Otitis Media Research Center and the Departments of Pediatrics and Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Moses Quartey From the Otitis Media Research Center and the Departments of Pediatrics and Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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G. Scott Giebink From the Otitis Media Research Center and the Departments of Pediatrics and Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Pages 262-269 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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