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The future of vaccines for tuberculosis

Abstract:

Exciting clinical results from 2 clinical TB vaccine trials were published in 2018. These, plus promising preclinical candidates form a healthy pipeline of potential vaccines against the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. The only licensed vaccine, the BCG, continues to be an important tool in protecting against severe forms of TB in children, but has not stopped the diseases causing 1.3 million deaths per year. This review provides an overview of the current TB vaccine pi...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.ccm.2019.07.009

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
Paediatrics
Department:
Unknown
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Author
Publisher:
Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
Clinics in Chest Medicine Journal website
Volume:
40
Issue:
4
Pages:
849-856
Publication date:
2019-11-12
DOI:
EISSN:
1557-8216
ISSN:
0272-5231
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Pubs id:
pubs:1072832
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uuid:368af149-fc33-4c24-93fc-62d9c232ab1c
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pubs:1072832
Source identifiers:
1072832
Deposit date:
2019-12-03

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