Rational design of diagnostic and vaccination strategies for tuberculosis

The development of diagnostic tests which can readily differentiate between vaccinated and tuberculosis-infected individuals is crucial for the wider utilization of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) as vaccine in humans and animals. BCG_0092 is an antigen that elicits specific delayed type hypersensiti...

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Main Authors: Sibele Borsuk, Fabiana Kommling Seixas, Daniela Fernandes Ramos, Tom Mendum, Johnjoe McFadden, Odir Dellagostin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000100012&lng=en&tlng=en

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