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Complex cytokine profiles induced by BCG vaccination in UK infants. [PDF]

, 2009
IFNgamma plays an important part in immunity to tuberculosis (TB), but although it is necessary, it is not on its own sufficient for protection against TB.
Fine, Paul E, Hazel M. Dockrell, Floyd, Sian, Paul E. Fine, Rose Blitz, Blitz, Rose, Maeve K. Lalor, Steven G. Smith, Weir, Rosemary E, Keith Branson, Smith, Steven G, Lalor, Maeve K, Dockrell, Hazel M, Gorak-Stolinska, Patricia, Rosemary E. Weir, Branson, Keith, Patricia Gorak-Stolinska, Sian Floyd   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Accelerated Bacille Calmette-Guérin reactions: More than meets the eye

Heliyon
An accelerated local injection site reaction following Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination has been associated with underlying active tuberculosis (TB) in high TB-prevalence settings.
Paola Villanueva, Nigel W. Crawford, Mariana Garcia Croda, Julio Croda, Margareth Dalcolmo, Bruno Araújo Jardim, Tyane de Almeida Pinto Jardim, Helen Marshall, Cristina Prat-Aymerich, Alice Sawka, Ketaki Sharma, Darren Troeman, Adilia Warris, Nicholas Wood, Nicole L. Messina, Laure F. Pittet, Nigel Curtis   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Co‐Coverage of Essential Interventions Across the Health System Continuum of Care for Improving Child Nutrition in Ethiopia

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the coverage of essential nutrition interventions delivered through the health system and explored the relationship between co‐coverage and child‐ and maternal‐level factors, household‐level factors, and access to healthcare facilities.
Alemnesh Petros, Meron Girma, Tsedey Moges, Alemayehu Hussen, Tadesse Kebebe, Meseret Woldeyohannes, Teshome Asefa, Daniel Abera, Yirgalem Tadesse, Getachew Tollera, Mesay Hailu, Arnaud Laillou, Stanley Chitekwe, Kaleab Baye, Ramadhani Noor, Masresha Tessema   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Profile of Interferon-ɣ and BCG Scar as an Immune Response Reflection in Children with Leprosy

Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin (Periodical of Dermatology and Venerology), 2017
Background: Leprosy in children are commonly found in Madura, Indonesia. Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination and interferon--γ (IFN-γ) level associated with severity of leprosy. Purpose: To evaluate IFN-γ level and BCG scar due to leprosy in child.
Renata Mayangsari, Iskandar Zulkarnain, Trisniartami Setyaningrum   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neonatal BCG vaccination and child survival in TB-exposed and TB-unexposed children: a prospective cohort study

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives To assess the association between neonatal BCG vaccination and mortality between 28 days and 3 years of age among tuberculosis (TB)-exposed and TB-unexposed children.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Bandim Health Project runs an urban ...
Peter Aaby, Per Kallestrup, Christine Stabell Benn, Sanne M Thysen, Ane Fisker, Victor Francisco Gomes, Frauke Rudolf, Christian Wejse, Adam Roth   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protection against SARS-CoV-2 by BCG vaccination is not supported by epidemiological analyses

Scientific Reports, 2020
The Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) vaccine provides protection against tuberculosis (TB), and is thought to provide protection against non-TB infectious diseases. BCG vaccination has recently been proposed as a strategy to prevent infection with SARS-CoV-
Janine Hensel, K. McAndrews, D. McGrail, Dara P. Dowlatshahi, V. LeBleu, R. Kalluri   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Effect of Brazil's Family Health Program on Cognitive Skills

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effect of Brazil's Family Health Program (Programa Saude da Familia, FHP) on cognitive skills (measured by test scores) of fifth‐grade students. We use biennial data from national exams between 2007 and 2015, and variation in the FHP implementation date across municipalities, birth cohort, and test year to identify the ...
Pinar Mine Gunes, Magda Tsaneva
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccination with a BCG strain overexpressing Ag85B protects cattle against Mycobacterium bovis challenge. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Mycobacterium bovis is the causative agent of tuberculosis in cattle but also infects other animals, including humans. Previous studies in cattle have demonstrated that the protection induced by BCG is not complete.
Caroline Rizzi, María Verónica Bianco, Federico Carlos Blanco, Marcelo Soria, María José Gravisaco, Valeria Montenegro, Lucas Vagnoni, Bryce Buddle, Sergio Garbaccio, Fernando Delgado, Karen Silva Leal, Angel Adrián Cataldi, Odir Antônio Dellagostin, Fabiana Bigi   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

BCG vaccination policy and preventive chloroquine usage: do they have an impact on COVID-19 pandemic?

Cell Death and Disease, 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the light of its rapid global spreading, on 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization has declared it a pandemic.
Abhibhav Sharma, Saurabh Kumar Sharma, Yu-Fang Shi, Enrico M. Bucci, E. Carafoli, G. Melino, Arnab Bhattacherjee, G. Das   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Health and Survival Impacts of Early Childhood Development Programmes: The Case of the Happy Child Programme in Brazil

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper adds to the growing evidence on the impacts of early childhood development (ECD) programming by examining one of the world's largest home visitation programmes, the Happy Child Programme in Brazil, and its impacts on child vaccination and preventable death rates.
Raquel Tebaldi, Franziska Gassmann, Bruno Martorano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source