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BCG-Mediated Protection against Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in the Mouse

BACKGROUND: Vaccination with Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is widely used to reduce the risk of childhood tuberculosis and has been reported to have efficacy against two other mycobacterial diseases, leprosy and Buruli ulcer caused by M. ulcerans (Mu). Studies in experimental mod...

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Autores principales: Converse, Paul J., Almeida, Deepak V., Nuermberger, Eric L., Grosset, Jacques H.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3057947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21423646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000985