Activate: Randomized Clinical Trial of BCG Vaccination against Infection in the Elderly

BCG vaccination in children protects against heterologous infections and improves survival independently of tuberculosis prevention. The phase III ACTIVATE trial assessed whether BCG has similar effects in the elderly. In this double-blind, randomized trial, elderly patients (n = 198) received BCG o...

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Autores principales: Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Evangelos J., Tsilika, Maria, Moorlag, Simone, Antonakos, Nikolaos, Kotsaki, Antigone, Domínguez-Andrés, Jorge, Kyriazopoulou, Evdoxia, Gkavogianni, Theologia, Adami, Maria-Evangelia, Damoraki, Georgia, Koufargyris, Panagiotis, Karageorgos, Athanassios, Bolanou, Amalia, Koenen, Hans, van Crevel, Reinout, Droggiti, Dionyssia-Irene, Renieris, George, Papadopoulos, Antonios, Netea, Mihai G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7462457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32941801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.08.051

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7462457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32941801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.08.051

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