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Understanding vaccine induced protective immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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The current worldwide epidemic of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is a huge global health problem. Widespread BCG vaccination remains a useful tool in combating this epidemic; however, its variable efficacy requires urgent development of novel vaccines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Such a candidate vaccine is a serotype 5 adenovirus expressing antigen 85A from M. tuberculosis (Ad85A). In animal models Ad85A confers significant protection when administered...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Oxford college:
Linacre College
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MSD
Department:
NDM
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Supervisor
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Role:
Supervisor
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Role:
Supervisor
Publication date:
2011
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
Oxford University, UK
Language:
English
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2015-08-19

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