Training the Fetal Immune System Through Maternal Inflammation-A Layered Hygiene Hypothesis. [PDF]
, 2020 Over the last century, the alarming surge in allergy and autoimmune disease has led to the hypothesis that decreasing exposure to microbes, which has accompanied industrialization and modern life in the Western world, has fundamentally altered the immune
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TUBERCULOSIS IN INTERNATIONALLY DISPLACED CHILDREN RESETTLING IN HARRIS COUNTY [PDF]
, 2019 Background More than 300,000 refugees arrived in the United States (U.S.) from 2010-2015, and Texas accepts the 2nd highest number of refugees. Texas also accepts large numbers of asylees, parolees, and special immigrant visa holders.
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Novel polyhydroxyalkanoate beads for use as a vaccine against tuberculosis : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2017 Tuberculosis was in 1993 declared as a re-emerging disease by the World Health Organization. The only vaccine currently available, BCG, an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, does not protect adults against the pulmonary disease, which is the ...
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Leprosy and tuberculosis concomitant infection: a poorly understood, age-old relationship [PDF]
, 2014 Historically, archaeological evidence, post-mortem findings and retro- spective analysis of leprosy institutions’ data demonstrates a high observed incidence of concomitant infection with leprosy and tuberculosis (TB).
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Molecular analysis of Mycobacterium isolates from patients with BCG-induced lymphadenitis
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2015 The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is administered to all newborns within the first days of life for the prevention of tuberculosis (TB) in many of the developing countries, including Iran.
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BCG Vaccine-The Road Not Taken. [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2022 Dow CT, Kidess L.
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Scientific ReportsSARS-CoV-2 (SCV2) has posed significant global challenges, necessitating improved immunization strategies to enhance protection and mitigate disease severity.
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Mapping the phylogeny and lineage history of geographically distinct BCG vaccine strains. [PDF]
Microb Genom, 2023 Elton L +7 more
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Vaccination Against Tuberculosis: Revamping BCG by Molecular Genetics Guided by Immunology
, 2020 Kaufmann, S.
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Do Childhood Vaccines Have Non-Specific Effects on Mortality [PDF]
, 2003 A recent article by Kristensen et al. suggested that measles vaccine and bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine might\ud reduce mortality beyond what is expected simply from protection against measles and tuberculosis.
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