Clinical and Experimental Determination of Protection Afforded by BCG Vaccination against Infection with Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria: A Role in Cystic Fibrosis?

Clinical and Experimental Determination of Protection Afforded by BCG Vaccination against Infection with Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria: A Role in Cystic Fibrosis?

<i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> is a nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) of particular concern in individuals with obstructive lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF). Treatment requires multiple drugs and is characterised by high rates of relapse; thus, new strategies to limit infectio...

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Main Authors: Sherridan Warner, Anneliese Blaxland, Claudio Counoupas, Janine Verstraete, Marco Zampoli, Ben J. Marais, Dominic A. Fitzgerald, Paul D. Robinson, James A. Triccas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
non-tuberculous mycobacteria
<i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i>
cystic fibrosis
BCG vaccination
immune response
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/8/1313

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