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The effect of BCG on iron metabolism in the early neonatal period: A controlled trial in Gambian neonates
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination has been reported to protect neonates from non-tuberculous pathogens, but no biological mechanism to explain such effects is known. We hypothesised that BCG produces broad-spectrum anti-microbial protection via a hepcidin-mediated hypoferraemia, limiting ir...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Science
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4503799/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25959747 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.04.087 |