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DNA Vaccines



Study findings from Chinese PLA General Hospital broaden understanding of DNA vaccines



September 24th, 2008

Current study results from the report, 'The treatment of mice infected with multi-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis using DNA vaccines or in combination with rifampin,' have been published. "The problems of tuberculosis (TB) and its drug resistance are very severe in China. New therapeutic agents or regimens to treat multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are urgently needed," scientists in Beijing, People's Republic of China report.

"In this study, the effects of Ag85A DNA or ESAT6/Ag85A chimeric DNA vaccines alone or in combination with rifampin (RFP) were studied for the treatment of mice with MDR-TB. Eighty female BALB/c mice infected with...


Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-09-24)

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