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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
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M2-Polarized Macrophages Compose Lupus Vulgaris Arising from a Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination Site

Case Reports in Dermatology, 2016
Since bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, lupus vulgaris (LV) is reported as one of the rare complications after BCG vaccination, correlating with immunosuppression in the lesional skin.
Yota Sato, Taku Fujimura, Sadanori Furudate, Aya Kakizaki, Osamu Iizawa, Setsuya Aiba   +5 more
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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
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COVID-19 and BCG vaccine: is there a link?

Инфекция и иммунитет, 2020
The spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) makes the search for new approaches to prevent the infection of great importance. As one of the relevant approaches, the vaccination of risk groups with BCG vaccine has recently been suggested. BCG
I. V. Lyadova, A. A. Starikov
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BCG-Induced Trained Immunity in Healthy Individuals: The Effect of Plasma Muramyl Dipeptide Concentrations

Journal of Immunology Research, 2020
BCG vaccination protects not only against tuberculosis but also against heterologous infections. This effect differs between individuals, yet the factors responsible for this variation are unknown.
Vera P. Mourits, Valerie A. C. M. Koeken, L. Charlotte J. de Bree, Simone J. C. F. M. Moorlag, Wern Cui Chu, Xiaoli Xu, Helga Dijkstra, Heidi Lemmers, Leo A. B. Joosten, Yue Wang, Reinout van Crevel, Mihai G. Netea   +11 more
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A Breath of Fresh Air: BCG Prevents Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Objectives: The efficacy of childhood BCG vaccination in the prevention of adult pulmonary tuberculosis is not universally accepted. Methods: We reviewed the published literature and summarized studies of BCG vaccination reporting long-term protection ...
David de Gijsel, C. Fordham von Reyn
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BCG vaccination: a role for vitamin D?

PLoS ONE, 2011
BackgroundBCG vaccination is administered in infancy in most countries with the aim of providing protection against tuberculosis. There is increasing interest in the role of vitamin D in immunity to tuberculosis.
Maeve K Lalor, Sian Floyd, Patricia Gorak-Stolinska, Rosemary E Weir, Rose Blitz, Keith Branson, Paul E Fine, Hazel M Dockrell   +7 more
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BCG Vaccination-Associated Lower HbA1c and Increased CD25 Expression on CD8⁺ T Cells in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes in Ghana

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BCG vaccination affects other diseases beyond tuberculosis by unknown—potentially immunomodulatory—mechanisms. Recent studies have shown that BCG vaccination administered during overt type 1 diabetes (T1D) improved glycemic control and affected immune ...
Wilfred Aniagyei, Sumaya Mohayideen, Osei Sarfo-Kantanka, Sarah Bittner, Monika M. Vivekanandan, Joseph F. Arthur, Agnes O. Boateng, Augustine Yeboah, Hubert S. Ahor, Shadrack O. Asibey, Elizabeth Owusu, Diran Herebian, Maximilian Huttasch, Volker Burkart, Robert Wagner, Michael Roden, Ernest Adankwah, Dorcas O. Owusu, Ertan Mayatepek, Marc Jacobsen, Richard O. Phillips, Julia Seyfarth   +21 more
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Immune responses of cattle vaccinated by various routes with Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Mycobacterium bovis BCG is the human tuberculosis vaccine and is the oldest vaccine still in use today with over 4 billion people vaccinated since 1921.
Mitchell V. Palmer, Soyoun Hwang, Carly Kanipe, Ellie J. Putz, Luis Guilherme Virgilio Fernandes, Anna Didkowska, Paola M. Boggiatto   +6 more
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Decoding the BCG and COVID-19 connection: an empirical analysis

Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health
Background Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination offers protection against tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium. TB generally affects the lungs and can prove fatal.
Nand Lal Mishra, Alka Chauhan, Pankaj Kumar Patel, Bishwajeet Besra, Sampurna Kundu   +4 more
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