Open AccessNew evidence of long-term BCG vaccine efficacy
Author(s) -
Bernadette Gergonne
Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.08.34.02532-en
Subject(s) - term (time) , vaccine efficacy , medicine , virology , vaccination , physics , quantum mechanics
Results of a recently published study into the protective efficacy of the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine over time suggest that protection against tuberculosis may persist for several decades