Between the limited profits to be made from drugs that cure infections and the previous success of antibiotics
against gonorrhoea there has been little investment in the disease.
Not exact matches
Researchers are trying to find out if a vaccine
against meningitis B, caused by related bacteria, might cause some cross-immunity to
gonorrhoea.
«That's further evidence that BamE may be a new vaccine target
against N.
gonorrhoeae,» Sikora said.
Additionally, there is research into a vaccine to protect
against gonorrhea, although due to the shifty nature of N.
gonorrhoeae's genetic sequence this goal has eluded vaccinologists for decades.