Tuberculosis vaccines: Beyond bacilli Calmette-Guérin
Tuberculosis (TB) disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) remains one of the leading infectious causes of death and disease throughout the world. The only licensed vaccine, Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Gue ́rin (BCG) confers highly variable protection against pulmonary disease....
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2011
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