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Mycobacterium bovis BCG: Close to Reach an End to the Puzzle

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  • Castillo-Rodal AI

    (Programa de Inmunología Molecular Microbiana, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México)

  • López-Vidal Y

    (Programa de Inmunología Molecular Microbiana, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México)

Abstract

The vaccine M. bovis BCG is the most applied worldwide nevertheless, it is protective efficacy especially against pulmonary tuberculosis is very variable. Diverse investigations are carried out to improve by recombinant BCG or to a new prototype vaccine. Neither, candidates for vaccines have increased the protection that confers the current BCG vaccine. While preclinical essays are realized with the most recent BCG vaccines.

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  • Castillo-Rodal AI & López-Vidal Y, 2017. "Mycobacterium bovis BCG: Close to Reach an End to the Puzzle," International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(3), pages 90-93, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijoprs:v:1:y:2017:i:3:p:90-93
    DOI: 10.19080/IJOPRS.2017.01.555564
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