Experimental animal modelling for TB vaccine development

Research for a novel vaccine to prevent tuberculosis is an urgent medical need. The current vaccine, BCG, has demonstrated a non-homogenous efficacy in humans, but still is the gold standard to be improved upon. In general, the main indicator for testing the potency of new candidates in animal model...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pere-Joan Cardona, Ann Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
rat
pig
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217300334