Article
[Search for new tuberculosis vaccines].
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Jan 1999
Gicquel B
Abstract excerpt
Studies in animal models and analysis of human genetic defects leading to severe mycobacteriosis, establish the major role of cellular immune responses in the control of tuberculosis. The BCG vaccine protects infants against severe forms of tuberculosis (meningitis and miliary tuberculosis). However its protective efficacy against the adult forms of tuberculosis is highly variable, ranging from 0% to 90% in...
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