Vaccination against leprosy--the view from 1996.
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چکیده
Results of the latest leprosy vaccine trial were reported in the 6 July 1 996 Lancetl. This 'Karonga Prevention Trial' was unusual in several respects: because it combined two diseases (leprosy and tuberculosis), because it evaluated two vaccine comparisons (two versus one BeG, and BeG plus killed Mycobacterium leprae versus BeG alone), and because of its size ( 1 20,000 individuals randomized, making it the largest trial ever carried out in Africa) . The results, based on 5-9 years of follow up, indicated the following:
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Leprosy review
دوره 67 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996