Early BCG vaccination is unrelated to pulmonary immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in adults

Herzmann Christian, Sotgiu Giovanni, Schaberg Tom, Ernst Martin, Stenger Steffen, Lange Christoph

Source: Eur Respir J 2014; 44: 1087-1090
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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