Researchers at Oregon State University have identified a pair of proteins that show promise as the basis for
a gonorrhea vaccine.
«Groundbreaking investigative effort identifies
gonorrhea vaccine candidates.»
«Toward
gonorrhea vaccine: Researchers take important step.»
Not exact matches
If confirmed, the results represent the first instance of a
vaccine reducing
gonorrhea infections.
After receiving a
vaccine aimed at a type of meningitis, people were less likely to contract
gonorrhea, scientists report online June 10 in the Lancet.
A
vaccine against meningitis has an unexpected side effect: It appears to target
gonorrhea, too.
Four of the seven proteins might also be useful in a
vaccine for
gonorrhea because they are present in three types of N. gonorrhoeae.
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.