VACINA PROFILÁTICA CONTRA TUBERCULOSE

The invention relates to the use of an immunotherapeutic agent containing cell wall fragments of a virulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis- complex (MTB-C) for the preparation of a drug for the prophylactic treatment of tuberculosis, in which said agent can be obtained using a method comprisin...

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Hauptverfasser: ISABEL AMAT RIERA, PERE JOAN CARDONA OGLESIAS
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Zusammenfassung:The invention relates to the use of an immunotherapeutic agent containing cell wall fragments of a virulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis- complex (MTB-C) for the preparation of a drug for the prophylactic treatment of tuberculosis, in which said agent can be obtained using a method comprising the following steps: cultivate the virulent MTB-C strain over a period equal to or greater than three weeks; and, subsequently, homogenate the cell culture in the presence of a nonionic surfactant.