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US 12,109,259 B2Granted
Vaccines for Neisseria gonorrhoeae
AssigneeGlaxosmithkline Biologicals SA
InventorsMariagrazia Pizza, Steven B. Black
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Abstract
A method for immunizing a subject in need thereof against Neisseria gonorrhoeae by administering an immunogenic composition comprising meningococcal outer membrane vesicles (OMVs).
Claims16
A method for immunizing a subject against Neisseria gonorrhoeae by administering to the subject an immunogenic composition according to a multiple dose schedule, the method comprising:
- administering to the subject the immunogenic composition, wherein the immunogenic composition comprises meningococcal outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) from Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B strain NZ98/254;
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- administering the immunogenic composition to the subject to induce a cross-reactive immune response against Neisseria gonorrhoeae, wherein the subject is 12 to 18 or 18 years or older and is at increased risk of infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae relative to the average risk in the general population, and
- wherein the subject has been previously immunized against N. meningitidis, and wherein the immunogenic composition is used to treat Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the subject.
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