BCG VACCINATION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS - PAST DISAPPOINTMENTS AND FUTURE HOPES

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作者
ROCHE, PW [1 ]
TRICCAS, JA [1 ]
WINTER, N [1 ]
机构
[1] CENTENARY INST CANC MED & CELL BIOL,NEWTOWN,NSW 2042,AUSTRALIA
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10.1016/S0966-842X(00)88986-6
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Three billion doses of the bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine have been given over the past 60 years. BCG has a widely variable ability to protect humans against tuberculosis. This article examines some of the reasons for this variability, and discusses ways in which BCG vaccination might be improved.
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