Healthcare-associated infections: potential for prevention through vaccination

Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy
E David G McIntosh

Abstract

The challenge of healthcare-associated infections is compounded by the higher incidence of resistant organisms and the decreasing utility of antimicrobial agents. Historic and current vaccines have already contributed to reductions in healthcare-associated infections, and future vaccines have the potential to reduce these infections further. Through examples of bacterial and viral vaccines, this review will attempt to chart the way forward.

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