Oral bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine against tuberculosis: why not?
The bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is the only licensed vaccine for human use against tuberculosis (TB). Although controversy exists about its efficacy, the BCG vaccine is able to protect newborns and children against disseminated forms of TB, but fails to protect adults against active forms...
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| Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000600838&lng=en&tlng=en |