Superbugs including MRSA thwarted by unconventional vaccine

USC-led team develops vaccine to boost immune system against superbugs

What if a vaccine, given to patients just before or after arriving at the hospital, could protect them against lethal superbugs that lurk in healthcare settings?

Vaccine for hospital superbugs

Medical Watch Digest for Oct 4 Combatting hospital bugs: There may soon be a shot for that. It's a vaccine makers say can protect against lethal superbugs rampant in hospital and healthcare settings. University of Southern California scientists developed the shot, intended to be given to patients before or immediately after arriving at the hospital. Their research in mice shows it offers protection against MRSA and other antibiotic resistant inf…

Experimental vaccine that sends immune cells into ‘Hulk mode’ could protect patients against hospital superbugs

A VACCINE that sends immune cells into “Incredible Hulk mode” could protect patients against all hospital superbugs, researchers claim. It works within 24 hours, lasts for up to 28 days and can halt all antibiotic-resistant infections — including MRSA. GettyAn ‘Incredible Hulk’ vaccine could protect patients against deadly hospital superbugs, claim researchers[/caption] Dr Brad Spellberg, of the Los Angeles General Medical Center, said it acts a…

Hospital superbugs: Could one vaccine rule them all?

A new study shows that a single dose of the vaccine, administered in mouse models, put immune cells into 'Incredible Hulk' mode, providing rapid protection against nine different bacteria and fungi species that lurk in healthcare settings.

Superbugs including MRSA thwarted by unconventional vaccine

The USC-patented shot would protect patients from hospital-acquired infections, often caused by superbugs such as MRSA.

Hospital superbugs: Could one vaccine rule them all?

What if a vaccine, given to patients just before or after arriving at the hospital, could protect them against lethal superbugs that lurk in health care settings?