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The emergence of Beijing family genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and low-level protection by bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines: is there a link?
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Sept 2006
Abebe F, Bjune G
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The world is confronted with major tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks at a time when the protection of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine has become inconsistent and controversial. Major TB outbreaks are caused by a group of genetically similar strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains, in...
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