Could an iron-grabbing molecule help prevent UTIs? New vaccine shows promise in mice

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - 12:51 in Health & Medicine

For the first time, scientists have prevented urinary tract infections in mice by vaccinating them with tiny molecules that UTI bacteria usually use to grab iron from their host and fuel the growth of bacteria in the bladder.

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