Healthcare-associated infections: potential for prevention through vaccination.

Ther Adv Vaccines Immunother

Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK.

Published: February 2018

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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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5933536PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2515135518763183DOI Listing

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