Prevention of tuberculosis in macaques after intravenous BCG immunization

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the leading cause of death from infection worldwide1. The only available vaccine, BCG (Bacillus Calmette–Guérin), is given intradermally and has variable efficacy against pulmonary tuberculosis, the major cause of mortality and disease transmission1,2. Here we sho...

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Main Authors: Darrah, Patricia A., Zeppa, Joseph J., Maiello, Pauline, Hackney, Joshua A., Wadsworth, Marc Havens, Hughes, Travis K., Pokkali, Supriya, Swanson II, Phillip A., Grant, Nicole L., Rodgers, Mark A., Kamath, Megha, Causgrove, Chelsea M., Laddy, Dominick J., Bonavia, Aurelio, Casimiro, Danilo, Lin, Philana Ling, Klein, Edwin, White, Alexander G., Scanga, Charles A., Shalek, Alexander K, Roederer, Mario, Flynn, JoAnne L., Seder, Robert A.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128216