Therapeutic DNA vaccine encoding peptide P10 against experimental paracoccidioidomycosis.

• Main Authors: Glauce M G Rittner (Author), Julián E Muñoz (Author), Alexandre F Marques (Author), Joshua D Nosanchuk (Author), Carlos P Taborda (Author), Luiz R Travassos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, is the most prevalent invasive fungal disease in South America. Systemic mycoses are the 10th most common cause of death among infectious diseases in Brazil and PCM is responsible for more than 50% of deaths due to fungal infecti...