Vaccines to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections: Promise, progress, and public health potential

Sami L. Gottlieb; Helen Rees; Remco P. H. Peters

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004849

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Vaccines to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections: Promise, progress, and public health potential

Sami L. Gottlieb ,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: gottliebs@who.int

Affiliation World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4398-3441

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Helen Rees,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Wits RHI, Johannesburg, South Africa

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1442-6734

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Remco P. H. Peters

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5955-0815

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Vaccines to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections: Promise, progress, and public health potential

Sami L. Gottlieb,
Helen Rees,
Remco P. H. Peters

Published: December 9, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004849

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