Vaccines against STDs: specific considerations?
Sexually transmitted infectious diseases continue to be an important threat and has through the appearance of HIV-AIDS increased in significance. In the present article a brief survey is made in relation to whether STDs present unusual problems to the immune system when vaccines are considered. The conclusion is that certain parameters involved in infections are exaggerated in sexually transmitted diseases. No special or unique obstacles are, however, present which may block the vaccines to function efficient against STDs. A summary is then made taking as a special case the problems involved when attempting to produce a vaccine against the major present threat amongst STDs namely HIV.
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Department of Immunology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014612:Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines
D014612:Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines