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Host Immune Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection: Implications for Vaccine Development
1 Jun 2025
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Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb ) infection, including pulmonary tuberculosis and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. About a quarter of the people in the world are infected with TB, but only 5– 10% of them will progress to active TB, posing a major challenge to the eradication of TB. The study of the host immune response to Mtb infection is a key aspect of...
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