Hope for a vaccination against Staphylococcus areus infections?

(German Center for Infection Research) Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) ranks among the globally most important causes of infections in humans and is considered a dreaded hospital pathogen. Active and passive immunisation against multi-resistant strains is seen as a potentially valuable alternative to antibiotic therapy. However, all vaccine candidates so far have been clinically unsuccessful. With an epitope-based immunisation, scientists at Cologne University Hospital and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) have now described a new vaccination strategy against S. aureus in the Nature Partner JournalNPJ VACCINES.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news