Oral bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine against tuberculosis: why not?

The bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is the only licensed vaccine for human use against tuberculosis (TB). Although controversy exists about its efficacy, the BCG vaccine is able to protect newborns and children against disseminated forms of TB, but fails to protect adults against active forms...

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Autores principales: Monteiro-Maia, Renata, de Pinho, Rosa Teixeira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014
Materias:
Opinion
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4238780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25317714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276140091

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