title: Anti-infective antibodies: a novel tool to prevent and treat nosocomial diseases.
abstract: The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria is a growing challenge for healthcare in the treatment of infectious diseases. In particular, nosocomial infections are getting out of control and reduce the likelihood to recover without, sometimes lethal, complications and long-term damage. Current antibiotics are unable to keep nosocomial infections in check and novel ones move only reluctantly forward and are expected to only delay the problem of multidrug resistance. Progress made in the identification of suitable pathogen targets, a better understanding of host-parasite interactions and the recent inclusion of monoclonal antibodies into the arsenal of novel therapies has provoked the interest to revitalize a historical concept of medicine to treat and prevent bacterial infections with antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Intercell AG, Vienna Biocenter Campus 5/6, 1030 Vienna, Austria. enagy@intercell.com
authors.forename: Eszter
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giefing
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Gabain
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal