T Regulatory Cells and BCG as a Vaccine against Tuberculosis: An Overview

• 作 者: Om Parkash
• 机 构: DepartmentofImmunology
• 出 处: 疫苗(英文)
• 发表日期: 2015年2期
• 关键词: BCG VACCINE TUBERCULOSIS T REGULATORY CELLS BCG Vaccine Tuberculosis T Regulator

Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG), which has been used since 1921 as the only vaccine against tuber-culosis (TB), protects poorly, if at all, against pulmonary tuberculosis among adults in high incident developing countries. This failure has been attributed t