Bacterial Vaccine Targets
A recent publication [1] from the team which brought us the Meningococcal B vaccine is of interest from the perspective of vaccine development strategy and feasibility.
Category Archives: Recent Literature
SARS and MERS – a Comparison of the New Corona Viruses
This compilation is from many sources and necessarily incomplete as we still have lots to learn about MERS. Please come back periodically for updated information. Status: 7/8/2014 Some tidbits of unknown significance: A close relative of MERS-CoV is carried by the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). As many children have hedgehogs Continue reading SARS and MERS – a Comparison of the New Corona Viruses
BC-3781 Passes Phase 2 with Flying Colors, Readies for Phase 3
The pleuromutilins are a relatively ‘old’ class of antibiotics that have seen much use in veterinary but not in human medicine. According to EMA, Tiamulin is an “essential antibiotic” for the control of dysentery in pigs which is caused by Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, a macrolide-resistant pathogen.[1] Retapamulin / Altabax® was introduced Continue reading BC-3781 Passes Phase 2 with Flying Colors, Readies for Phase 3