Evaluation of the protective immunity of a novel subunit fusion vaccine in a murine model of systemic MRSA infection.

Staphylococcus aureus is a common commensal organism in humans and a major cause of bacteremia and hospital acquired infection. Because of the spread of strains resistant to antibiotics, these infections are becoming more difficult to treat. Therefore, exploration of anti-staphylococcal vaccines is...

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Main Authors: Qian-Fei Zuo, Liu-Yang Yang, Qiang Feng, Dong-Shui Lu, Yan-Dong Dong, Chang-Zhi Cai, Yi Wu, Ying Guo, Jiang Gu, Hao Zeng, Quan-Ming Zou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3852261?pdf=render