CD4 T cells and CD8-alpha lymphocytes are necessary for intravenous BCG-induced protection against tuberculosis in macaques
Antibody depletion of CD8 alpha/beta and CD4 lymphocytes in rhesus macques demonstrates key roles for CD4 T cells and innate-like CD8-alpha+ lymphocytes in conferring sterilizing immunity against tuberculosis following intravenous BCG vaccination.