The BCG World Atlas: A Database of Global BCG Vaccination Policies and Practices
Published By: Plos medicine on eSS | Published Date: March, 12 , 2011Despite nearly a century of use, Bacille Calmette-Gue´rin
(BCG) remains controversial, with known
variations in BCG substrains, vaccine
efficacy, policies, and practices across the
world. Global information on BCG policies
and practices may be useful for clinical
interpretation of diagnostic tests as well as
in the design of novel TB vaccines that are
under development. URL:[http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001012].
Author(s): Alice Zwerling, Marcel A. Behr, Aman Verma, Timothy F Brewer, Dick Menzies, Madhukar Pai | Posted on: Apr 12, 2011 | Views(1480) | Download (721)