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Mycobacterium W immunotherapy for treating pulmonary tuberculosis : a systematic review

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Main Author: Pandie, Shaheen
Other Authors: Mayosi, Bongani M
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Medicine 2015
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12642 Mycobacterium W immunotherapy for treating pulmonary tuberculosis : a systematic review Pandie, Shaheen Mayosi, Bongani M Medicine Includes bibliographical references. Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem in the developing world, accounting for approximately 2 million deaths per year. The search for appropriate and applicable therapies to reduce the burden of TB is essential. Mycobacterium w (M w) is a heat-killed immune-modulating vaccine designed to attenuate the effects of TB infection and reduce the time to sputum negativity, thereby improving cure rates and decreasing transmission rates. 2015-04-02T13:59:12Z 2015-04-02T13:59:12Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MMed http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12642 eng application/pdf Department of Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town
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Pandie, Shaheen
Mycobacterium W immunotherapy for treating pulmonary tuberculosis : a systematic review
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title Mycobacterium W immunotherapy for treating pulmonary tuberculosis : a systematic review
title_full Mycobacterium W immunotherapy for treating pulmonary tuberculosis : a systematic review
title_fullStr Mycobacterium W immunotherapy for treating pulmonary tuberculosis : a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Mycobacterium W immunotherapy for treating pulmonary tuberculosis : a systematic review
title_short Mycobacterium W immunotherapy for treating pulmonary tuberculosis : a systematic review
title_sort mycobacterium w immunotherapy for treating pulmonary tuberculosis a systematic review
topic Medicine
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12642
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