Multi-stage subunit vaccines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis: an alternative to the BCG vaccine or a BCG-prime boost?
Introduction: More than two billion people are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most tuberculosis (TB)-subunit vaccines currently in various stages of clinical trials are designed for prevention of active TB, but not to prevent reactivation of latent TB-infection. Thus, there is an...
Main Authors: | , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Taylor & Francis Group
2018-01-01
|
Series: | Expert Review of Vaccines |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2018.1406309 |