Pneumococcal Assay
The Pneumococcal Reference Laboratory at the University of Alabama Birmingham
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Serves as a WHO Pneumococcal Serology Reference Laboratory
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Developed SOP for the widely used WHO ELISA
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Invented multiplexed opsonophagocytosis assay
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Discovered new pneumococcal capsule types
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Measures opsonic capacity of antibodies to pneumococci
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Performs WHO ELISA for pneumococcal antibodies
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Performs pneumococcal capsule typing