Anti Staphylococcal Vaccine

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• Protein- conjugated vaccine incorporating capsular polysaccharides from the 2 most common Staphylococcus aureus isolates.

• Staphylococcal polysaccharides are poor antigens.
• 57% reduction in Staphylococcal bacteremia in immunized dialysis patients 3-40 weeks after immunization. No reduction after 1 or 2 years. Antibody levels are consistent with clinical findings.

More General Terms

• vaccine

Additional Terms

• polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate, glycan)
• Staphylococcus aureus

References

Robbins JB, Schneerson R, Horwith G, Naso R, Fattom A. Staphylococcus aureus types 5 and 8 capsular polysaccharide- protein conjugate vaccines. Am Heart J. 2004 Apr;147(4):593-8. PMID: [1]

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