BCG Vaccination Induces M. avium and M. abscessus Cross-Protective Immunity

Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections particularly caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and Mycobacterium abscessus (MAB) are becoming major health problems in the U.S. New therapies or vaccines which will help prevent the disease, shorten treatment duration and/or increase...

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Main Authors: Getahun Abate, Fahreta Hamzabegovic, Christopher S. Eickhoff, Daniel F. Hoft
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
BCG
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00234/full