Journal article
Tuberculosis vaccines in clinical trials.
- Abstract:
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Effective prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccination is a key strategy for controlling the global TB epidemic. The partial effectiveness of the existing TB vaccine, bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), suggests effective vaccination is possible and highlights the need for an improved vaccination strategy. Clinical trials are evaluating both modifications to the existing BCG immunization methods and also novel TB vaccines, designed to replace or boost BCG. Candidate vaccines in clinical development...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Expert review of vaccines
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 645-658
- Publication date:
- 2011-05-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1744-8395
- ISSN:
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1476-0584
- Source identifiers:
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141763
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:141763
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- pubs:141763
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2011
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