The candidate TB vaccine, MVA85A, induces highly durable Th1 responses

Background Vaccination against tuberculosis (TB) should provide long-term protective immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). The current TB vaccine, Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), protects against disseminated childhood TB, but protection against lung TB in adolescents and adults is vari...

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Main Authors: Tameris, M, Geldenhuys, H, Luabeya, A, Smit, E, Hughes, J, Vermaak, S, Hanekom, W, Hatherill, M, Mahomed, H, McShane, H, Scriba, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014