MVA.85A boosting of BCG and an attenuated, phoP deficient M. tuberculosis vaccine both show protective efficacy against tuberculosis in rhesus macaques.

<h4>Background</h4>Continuous high global tuberculosis (TB) mortality rates and variable vaccine efficacy of Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) motivate the search for better vaccine regimes. Relevant models are required to downselect the most promising vaccines entering c...

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Main Authors: Frank A W Verreck, Richard A W Vervenne, Ivanela Kondova, Klaas W van Kralingen, Edmond J Remarque, Gerco Braskamp, Nicole M van der Werff, Ariena Kersbergen, Tom H M Ottenhoff, Peter J Heidt, Sarah C Gilbert, Brigitte Gicquel, Adrian V S Hill, Carlos Martin, Helen McShane, Alan W Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0005264&type=printable
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