Leishmania infantum HSP70-II null mutant as candidate vaccine against leishmaniasis: a preliminary evaluation.

Background Visceral leishmaniasis is the most severe form of leishmaniasis and no effective vaccine exists. The use of live attenuated vaccines is emerging as a promising vaccination strategy.

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Autores: Carrión, Javier, Folgueira Fernández, Cristina, Soto, Manuel, Fresno, Manuel, Requena, José María
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/75140
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/75140
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Mice
Leishmaniasis
Mesocricetus auratus
Parasites
Descrição
Resumo:Background Visceral leishmaniasis is the most severe form of leishmaniasis and no effective vaccine exists. The use of live attenuated vaccines is emerging as a promising vaccination strategy.