How to avoid the impact of environmental mycobacteria towards the efficacy of BCG vaccination against tuberculosis?
Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) remains the only widely used vaccine against tuberculosis (TB). Consistent efficacy has been proved in infants but not in adults from developing countries. Epidemiological and experimental studies have pointed out that, prior exposure to prevailing environmental mycoba...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Mycobacteriology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2014;volume=3;issue=1;spage=1;epage=4;aulast=Parkash |