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A Defined Tuberculosis Vaccine Candidate Boosts BCG and Protects Against Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

2010; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 2; Issue: 53 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/scitranslmed.3001094

ISSN

1946-6242

Autores

Sylvie Bertholet, Gregory C. Ireton, Diane Ordway, Hillarie Plessner Windish, Samuel Pine, Maria Kahn, Tony Phan, Ian M. Orme, Thomas S. Vedvick, Susan L. Baldwin, Rhea N. Coler, Steven G. Reed,

Tópico(s)

Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Resumo

A vaccine with a four-protein fusion peptide from Mycobacterium tuberculosis effectively boosts the current childhood TB vaccine and protects against drug-resistant TB.

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