Mycobacterium tuberculosis PPD-induced immune biomarkers measurable in vitro following BCG vaccination of UK adolescents by multiplex bead array and intracellular cytokine staining

<p style="text-align:justify;"> <b>Background:</b> The vaccine efficacy reported following Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) administration to UK adolescents is 77% and defining the cellular immune response in this group can inform us as to the nature of...

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Main Authors: Smith, S, Lalor, M, Gorak-Stolinska, P, Blitz, R, Beveridge, N, Worth, A, McShane, H, Dockrell, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2010