Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Gishnu Harikumar Parvathy1, David Hertz1, Dhananjay Bhandiwad2,3

  • 1Host Determinants in Lung Infections, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, Borstel, Germany.

概括

结核疫苗显示性别特异性的有效性. 再组合疫苗,与BCG不同,在雄性小鼠中提高了保护,突出了在结核病疫苗开发中需要考虑性别差异的必要性.

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