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Review
. 1995 Oct;3(10):397-401.
doi: 10.1016/s0966-842x(00)88986-6.

BCG vaccination against tuberculosis: past disappointments and future hopes

P W Roche  1 , J A Triccas, N Winter
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BCG vaccination against tuberculosis: past disappointments and future hopes

P W Roche et al. Trends Microbiol. 1995 Oct.

Abstract

Three billion doses of the bacille Calmette-Guérin (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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