Molecular Analysis of Non-Specific Protection against Murine Malaria Induced by BCG Vaccination

Although the effectiveness of BCG vaccination in preventing adult pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) has been highly variable, epidemiologic studies have suggested that BCG provides other general health benefits to vaccinees including reducing the impact of asthma, leprosy, and possibly malaria. To further...

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Main Authors: Parra, Marcela, Liu, Xia, Derrick, Steven C., Yang, Amy, Tian, Jinhua, Kolibab, Kristopher, Kumar, Sanjai, Morris, Sheldon L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3701530/