Heterologous Immunological Effects of Early BCG Vaccination in Low-Birth-Weight Infants in Guinea-Bissau: A Randomized-controlled Trial

Background. Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) seems to have beneficial nonspecific effects; early BCG vaccination of low-birth-weight (LBW) newborns reduces neonatal mortality by >40% due to prevention of primarily septicemia and pneumonia. Methods. Within a randomized trial in LBW infants in Guinea...

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Autores principales: Jensen, Kristoffer Jarlov, Larsen, Nanna, Biering-Sørensen, Sofie, Andersen, Andreas, Eriksen, Helle Brander, Monteiro, Ivan, Hougaard, David, Aaby, Peter, Netea, Mihai G., Flanagan, Katie L., Benn, Christine Stabell
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Major Articles and Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4340366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25210141
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiu508

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4340366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25210141
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiu508

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