Pneumococcal carriage and otitis media induce salivary antibodies to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides in childrenSIMELL, Birgit; KILPI, Terhi M; KÄYHTY, Helena et al.The Journal of infectious diseases. 2002, Vol 186, Num 8, pp 1106-1114, issn 0022-1899, 9 p.Article

Serum antibodies to the pneumococcal surface proteins PhtB and PhtE in Finnish infants and adultsHOLMLUND, Emma; SIMELL, Birgit; JAAKKOLA, Teija et al.The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 2007, Vol 26, Num 5, pp 447-449, issn 0891-3668, 3 p.Article

Design questions for Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine trials with a colonisation endpoint : Nasopharyngeal Carriage in the Pneumococcal Vaccine Licensure ProcessAURANEN, Kari; RINTA-KOKKO, Hanna; GOLDBLATT, David et al.Vaccine. 2013, Vol 32, Num 1, pp 159-164, issn 0264-410X, 6 p.Article

Pneumococcal carriage and otitis media induce salivary antibodies to pneumococcal surface adhesin A, pneumolysin, and pneumococcal surface protein A in childrenSIMELL, Birgit; KORKEILA, Maija; PURSIAINEN, Heikki et al.The Journal of infectious diseases. 2001, Vol 183, Num 6, pp 887-896, issn 0022-1899Article

Aging reduces the functionality of anti-pneumococcal antibodies and the killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae by neutrophil phagocytosisSIMELL, Birgit; VUORELA, Arja; EKSTRÖM, Nina et al.Vaccine. 2011, Vol 29, Num 10, pp 1929-1934, issn 0264-410X, 6 p.Article

Antibodies to pneumococcal surface protein A families 1 and 2 in serum and saliva of children and the risk of pneumococcal acute otitis mediaSIMELL, Birgit; MELIN, Merit; LAHDENKARI, Mika et al.The Journal of infectious diseases. 2007, Vol 196, Num 10, pp 1528-1536, issn 0022-1899, 9 p.Article

Colonisation endpoints in Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine trials : Nasopharyngeal Carriage in the Pneumococcal Vaccine Licensure ProcessAURANEN, Kari; RINTA-KOKKO, Hanna; GOLDBLATT, David et al.Vaccine. 2013, Vol 32, Num 1, pp 153-158, issn 0264-410X, 6 p.Article

Pneumococcal carriage and acute otitis media induce serum antibodies to pneumococcal surface proteins CbpA and PhtD in childrenSIMELL, Birgit; AHOKAS, Petra; LAHDENKARI, Mika et al.Vaccine. 2009, Vol 27, Num 34, pp 4615-4621, issn 0264-410X, 7 p.Article