The potential for vaccination in leprosy elimination: New tools for targeted interventions

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 107, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 190-196

  Duthie, Malcolm S ^a   Saunderson, Paul ^b,c   Reed, Steven G ^a  

^a INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b American Leprosy Missions   (United States)

^c Leonard Wood Memorial Center for Leprosy Research Philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Antibody; Chemoprophylaxis; Diagnosis; Mycobacteria; T cell; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; VACCINATION;

BACTERIAL VACCINES; CONTACT TRACING; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; VACCINATION;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 84871485936     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000900027     Document Type: Article

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