In vitro Mycobacterial Growth Inhibition in South Korean Adults With Latent TB Infection

In vitro Mycobacterial Growth Inhibition in South Korean Adults With Latent TB Infection

Background: It is important to understand the ability to inhibit mycobacterial growth in healthy adults who would have been Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinated in childhood as this group will be the potential target population for novel booster TB vaccine trials. In this study we investigated...

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Main Authors: Hyejon Lee, Jungho Kim, Young Ae Kang, Deok Ryun Kim, Bora Sim, Andrea Zelmer, Helen A. Fletcher, Hazel M. Dockrell, Steven G. Smith, Sang-Nae Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
mycobacterial growth inhibition
correlates
vaccine
tuberculosis
latent tuberculosis infection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00896/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00896/full

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