Clinical and immunological evaluation after BCG-id vaccine in leprosy patients in a 5-year follow-up study

INTRODUCTION: The use of bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) has long been considered a stimulus for immune reactivity in leprosy household contacts. Probably, the combination of multidrug therapy with BCG could facilitate the clearance of leprosy bacilli in the host, reduce relapse rates, and shorten th...

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Autores principales: Zenha, Erika Muller Ramalho, Wambier, Carlos Gustavo, Novelino, Ana Lúcia, de Andrade, Thiago Antônio Moretti, Ferreira, Maria Aparecida Nunes, Frade, Marco Andrey Cipriani, Foss, Norma Tiraboschi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3534389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23293531
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JIR.S33854

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3534389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23293531
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JIR.S33854

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