Trends in immunization completion and disparities in the context of health reforms: the case study of Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2010 \ud Of global concern is the decline in under five children mortality which has reversed in some countries in sub Saharan Africa (SSA) since the early 1990 s which could be due to disparities in access to preventive services including immunization.
Semali, Innocent A
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The whole genome sequence of Polish vaccine strain Mycobacterium bovis BCG Moreau
Microbiology SpectrumCurrently, tuberculosis immunoprophylaxis is based solely on Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination, and some of the new potential tuberculosis vaccines are based on the BCG genome. Therefore, it is reasonable to analyze the genomes of individual BCG
Katarzyna Krysztopa-Grzybowska +9 more
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Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Healthcare Students and Postgraduates in a Mediterranean Italian Area: What Correlation with Work Exposure? [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Tuberculosis screening is part of the standard protocol for evaluating the risk of infection in healthcare workers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among students attending various ...
Antonina Ciccarello +4 more
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The influence of BCG on vaccine responses – a systematic review
Expert Review of Vaccines, 2018 Introduction: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is one of the most widely used vaccines worldwide. In addition to providing protection against tuberculosis, it has non-specific (heterologous) immunomodulatory effects.
Petra Zimmermann, Nigel Curtis
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Still Standing Strong: A Narrative Review of Why BCG Remains Central to Global Tuberculosis Control
Scripta Score Scientific Medical JournalBackground: Tuberculosis is one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world. However, the BCG vaccine has shown significant results and remains in use to this day. Objective: This review aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on the resilience
Ardaniel Euprasia Simarmata +2 more
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Vaccination and transfusion safety at the time of expanding use of live attenuated vaccines
Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Pierre Tiberghien +4 more
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Early BCG-Denmark and Neonatal Mortality Among Infants Weighing <2500 g: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
, 2017 Background BCG vaccine may reduce overall mortality by increasing resistance to nontuberculosis infections. In 2 randomized trials in Guinea-Bissau of early BCG-Denmark (Statens Serum Institut) given to low-weight (LW) neonates (<2500 g at inclusion ...
Aaby, Peter +10 more
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Identity and stability assessment of BCG vaccine by multiplex PCR
Биопрепараты: Профилактика, диагностика, лечение, 2018 Multiplex polymerase chain reaction method was used to assess the stability of 7 seed lots of a substrain Mycobacterium bovis BCG-1, Russia, used for the manufacture of BCG vaccine since 1948 till present.
D. T. Levi +7 more
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Protective immunity elicited by recombinant bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) expressing outer surface protein A (OspA) lipoprotein: a candidate Lyme disease vaccine. [PDF]
, 1993 The current vaccine against tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis strain bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), offers potential advantages as a live, innately immunogenic vaccine vehicle for the expression and delivery of protective recombinant antigens (Stover, C ...
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F1000Research, 2018 Background: The only available tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), has variable efficacy. New vaccines are therefore urgently needed.
Andrea Zelmer +7 more
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