Mucosal immunity and novel tuberculosis vaccine strategies: route of immunisation-determined T-cell homing to restricted lung mucosal compartments
Despite the use of bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) for almost a century, pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a serious global health concern. Therefore, there has been a pressing need for the development of new booster vaccines to enhance existing BCG-induced immunity. Protection following muc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2015-06-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/content/24/136/356.full |