Broad spectrum vaccine against gonorrhea
US4584195A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/806
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Vaccines comprising peptide sequences corresponding to immunorecessive determinants in gonorrhea pilus protein are disclosed. The vaccines are effective in protecting human subjects against infection by a wide range of gonorrhea strains by raising antibodies which interfere with the colonization of the epithelium by the infecting bacteria.
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