VACINA PROFILÁTICA CONTRA TUBERCULOSE

The invention relates to the use of an immunotherapeutic agent containing cell wall fragments of a virulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis- complex (MTB-C) for the preparation of a drug for the prophylactic treatment of tuberculosis, in which said agent can be obtained using a method comprisin...

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Main Authors ISABEL AMAT RIERA, PERE JOAN CARDONA OGLESIAS
Format Patent
LanguagePortuguese
Published 03.02.2015
Subjects
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
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Summary:The invention relates to the use of an immunotherapeutic agent containing cell wall fragments of a virulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis- complex (MTB-C) for the preparation of a drug for the prophylactic treatment of tuberculosis, in which said agent can be obtained using a method comprising the following steps: cultivate the virulent MTB-C strain over a period equal to or greater than three weeks; and, subsequently, homogenate the cell culture in the presence of a nonionic surfactant.
Bibliography:Application Number: BR2007PI15297