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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination, thymic size, and thymic output in healthy newborns

BACKGROUND: The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine (BCG) has been associated with beneficial nonspecific effects on infant health. We aimed to examine the effect of BCG at birth on thymic size and the associations between thymic output, circulating lymphocytes, risk of infection, and thymic size. METH...

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Autores principales: Birk, Nina Marie, Nissen, Thomas Nørrelykke, Zingmark, Vera, Kjærgaard, Jesper, Thøstesen, Lisbeth Marianne, Kofoed, Poul-Erik, Stensballe, Lone Graff, Andersen, Andreas, Nielsen, Susanne Dam, Benn, Christine Stabell, Pryds, Ole, Jeppesen, Dorthe Lisbeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28157835
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2017.27