Comparative genomics in the fight against tuberculosis: Diagnostics, epidemiology, and BCG vaccination

American Journal of PharmacoGenomics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 189-196

  Mostowy, Serge ^a   Behr, Marcel A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

BACTERIAL GENE; BCG VACCINATION; COMPARATIVE GENE MAPPING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

BCG VACCINE; HUMANS; PHARMACOGENETICS; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX;

EID: 0036395976     PISSN: 11752203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00129785-200202030-00004     Document Type: Review

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