Tuberculosis vaccines: beyond bacille 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–Guérin (BCG) confers highly variable protection against pulmonary disease. An...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McShane, Helen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3146779/