How Far Are we Away From an Improved Vaccine For Tuberculosis? Current Efforts and Future Prospects

• Published in: Archivos de bronconeumología (English ed.) Vol. 55; no. 7; pp. 373 - 377
• Main Authors: Vilaplana, Cristina, Cardona, Pere-Joan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier España, S.L.U 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Bacille Calmette-Guérin; Bacilo Calmette-Guérin; Clinical trials; Ensayos clínicos; Pulmonary/Respiratory; Tuberculosis; Vaccine; Vacuna; Tuberculosis; Vacuna; Clinical trials; Bacille Calmette-Guérin; Vaccine; Ensayos clínicos; Bacilo Calmette-Guérin

Abstract Tuberculosis still is a major public health problem worldwide, and vaccines may play a major role in its eradication. However, despite 20 years of intensive research, we still do not have a better vaccine than the Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine, which has been used since 1921 but exhibits...