Active and passive immunization protects against lethal, extreme drug resistant-Acinetobacter baumannii infection.

Extreme-drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii is a rapidly emerging pathogen causing infections with unacceptably high mortality rates due to inadequate available treatment. New methods to prevent and treat such infections are a critical unmet medical need. To conduct a rational vaccine disco...

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Main Authors: Guanpingshen Luo, Lin Lin, Ashraf S Ibrahim, Beverlie Baquir, Paul Pantapalangkoor, Robert A Bonomo, Yohei Doi, Mark D Adams, Thomas A Russo, Brad Spellberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3254619?pdf=render