Non-tuberculous mycobacteria have diverse effects on BCG efficacy against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

The efficacy of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination in protection against pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is highly variable between populations. One possible explanation for this variability is increased exposure of certain populations to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). This study used a mur...

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Main Authors: Poyntz, H, Stylianou, E, Griffiths, K, Marsay, L, Checkley, A, McShane, H
Format: Journal article
Published: 2014