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Current approaches toward identifying a correlate of immune protection from tuberculosis

Abstract:
Introduction: Mycobacterium tuberculosis kills more people than any other pathogen. Vaccination is the most cost-effective control measure for any infectious disease. Development of an effective vaccine against tuberculosis is hindered by the uncertain predictive value of preclinical animal models, incomplete understanding of protective immunity and lack of validated immune correlates of protection (COP). Areas covered: Here we review what is known about pro... Expand abstract
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Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Jenner Institute
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Jenner Institute
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-2126-5142
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis Publisher's website
Journal:
Expert Review of Vaccines Journal website
Volume:
18
Issue:
1
Pages:
43-59
Publication date:
2018-12-03
Acceptance date:
2018-11-21
DOI:
EISSN:
1744-8395
ISSN:
1476-0584
Pmid:
30466332
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
pubs:948492
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uuid:46d27e9a-b018-405e-9c8e-4daff4efebdb
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pubs:948492
Source identifiers:
948492
Deposit date:
2018-12-07

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