Prospects for vaccines to protect against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria

Authors
Letvin, NL Bloom, BR Hoffman, SL
Citation
Nl. Letvin et al., Prospects for vaccines to protect against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, J AM MED A, 285(5), 2001, pp. 606-611
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
ISSN journal
00987484 → ACNP
Volume
285
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
606 - 611
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-7484(20010207)285:5<606:PFVTPA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Given the scope of the worldwide health problems caused by the acquired imm unodeficiency syndrome, tuberculosis, and malaria, it is imperative that va ccines be developed to prevent these infections. Recent advances in the und erstanding of these diseases suggest that T-lymphocyte-mediated immunity is important in containing these infections. The application of novel vaccine technologies for eliciting this type of immunity promises to provide succe ssful vaccines for controlling the spread of these deadly infections.