Prospects for a vaccine against Chlamydia genital disease II. - Immunity and vaccine development

Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-82

  Rank, R G ^a   Bavoil, P M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunity; Review; Vaccine, Genital chlamydiosis, Chlamydia trachomatis

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIAE;

BACTERIAL VACCINE;

CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIASIS; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029997008     PISSN: 00202452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-2452(96)85300-0     Document Type: Review

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