Prevention and treatment of tuberculosis before two great discoveries of the 20th century: the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine and streptomycin

• Main Authors: Dominik Adamowicz (Author), Inga Łopuszyńska (Author), Julita Zembala (Author), Justyna Stańczyk (Author), Astrik Meliksetian (Author), Alicja Wosińska (Author), Dorota Pazik (Author), Katarzyna Kosecka (Author), Aleksandra Cieślik (Author), Anna Jargieło (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kazimierz Wielki University, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction and Purpose. Fundamental milestone in fight against tuberculosis is the invention of the effective vaccine, but before Anthony van Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe the bacteria, which opened the door to the first vaccinations in the 19th century. Medicine had battled against infecti...