Identification of Antigens Specific to Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria: The Mce Family of Proteins as a Target of T Cell Immune Responses

The lack of an effective TB vaccine hinders current efforts in combating the TB pandemic. One theory as to why BCG is less protective in tropical countries is that exposure to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) reduces BCG efficacy. There are currently several new TB vaccines in clinical trials, and...

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Autores principales: Checkley, Anna M., Wyllie, David H., Scriba, Thomas J., Golubchik, Tanya, Hill, Adrian V. S., Hanekom, Willem A., McShane, Helen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3201954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22046285
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026434

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3201954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22046285
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026434

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