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Vaccines Against Tuberculosis: Problems and Prospects (Review)

Despite the efforts of the global medical and scientific community, tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from infectious diseases. The expectation of success associated with the development of new anti-TB drugs was not justified, and the attention of researchers was largely drawn to the c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nadolinskaia, N. I., Karpov, D. S., Goncharenko, A. V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pleiades Publishing 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7508421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32981943
http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/S0003683820050129
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Sumario:Despite the efforts of the global medical and scientific community, tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from infectious diseases. The expectation of success associated with the development of new anti-TB drugs was not justified, and the attention of researchers was largely drawn to the creation of new mycobacterial strains for vaccination against tuberculosis. The proposed review contains current information on the existing vaccine strains and the development of new, genetically engineered strains for the prevention of tuberculosis and the prevention and treatment of other diseases. The review includes relevant information on the correlation between BCG vaccination and the frequency and severity of COVID-19 infection.