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The impact of Bacille Calmette-Guerin shortage on immunisation practice and policies in Europe - A Paediatric Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (ptbnet) survey [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Recent reports indicate an ongoing BCG shortage that may influence immunisation practice. This study aimed to determine current availability of BCG vaccine across Europe, and implications on immunisation practices and policies in Europe ...
Kontturi, Antti, Ptbnet BCG shortage project collaborators, Ptbnet, Ritz, Nicole, Salo, Eeva, Santiago, Begoña, Tebruegge, Marc, von Both, Ulrich   +6 more
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Breast and Nipple Dermatoses During Lactation

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lactation and breastfeeding can present both psychological and physical challenges for breastfeeding mothers. In addition, many nursing mothers will also suffer from breast and nipple dermatoses during this period, compounding these difficulties. Common causes of breast and nipple dermatitis during lactation include eczema, psoriasis, mastitis,
Hamish Moore, Annabel Stevenson
wiley   +1 more source

Immunotherapy of lung cancer: An update [PDF]

, 2006
In Germany lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated death in men. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation may enhance survival of patients suffering from lung cancer but the enhancement is typically transient and mostly absent with advanced ...
Aman MJ, Anthony HM, Atanackovic D, Bast RC, Bermers AJA, Carbone FR, Chan B, Cohen MH, Dickler M, Dranoff G, Dudley ME, Faradji A, Gotoh K, Grant SC, Kimura H, Kimura Y, Korkolopoulou P, Kradin RL, Krug LM, Krug LM, Liu M, Ma J, Marshall JL, Melioli G, Millar JW, Nemunaitis J, Nikitina E, O'Brien ME, Palmer M, Raez LE, Ratto GB, Salgia R, Smith A, Sterman D, Swisher S, Villalona-Calero MA, Yano T   +36 more
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Immunogenicity of mannan derived from Mycobacterium bovis as a promising adjuvant in vaccine BCG

Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Background and Objectives: Lipoarabinomannan is one of the components of the significant structural cell surfaces of mycobacteria and serves as an immunostimulatory factor.
Rajab Mardani, Ariana Alavi, Seyed Dawood Mousavi Nasab, Nayebali Ahmadi, Mohammad Javad Hossein Tehrani, Maryam Shahali, Delaram Doroud   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inhalable spray-dried chondroitin sulphate microparticles: effect of different solvents on particle properties and drug activity [PDF]

, 2020
Spray-drying stands as one of the most used techniques to produce inhalable microparticles, but several parameters from both the process and the used materials affect the properties of the resulting microparticles.
Buttini, Francesca, da Costa, Ana M Rosa, Faleiro, Maria Leonor, Flórez Fernández, Noelia, Grenha, Ana, Rodrigues, Susana, Torres, María Dolores   +6 more
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Reducing the activity and secretion of microbial antioxidants enhances the immunogenicity of BCG. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
BACKGROUND:In early clinical studies, the live tuberculosis vaccine Mycobacterium bovis BCG exhibited 80% protective efficacy against pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).
Shanmugalakshmi Sadagopal, Miriam Braunstein, Cynthia C Hager, Jie Wei, Alexandria K Daniel, Markian R Bochan, Ian Crozier, Nathaniel E Smith, Hiriam O Gates, Louise Barnett, Luc Van Kaer, James O Price, Timothy S Blackwell, Spyros A Kalams, Douglas S Kernodle   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Paediatric BCG Vaccine Century: From Historical Success to Future Innovations

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, Bacille‐Calmette‐Guérin (BCG), protects infants against severe forms of primary TB. Yet, it does not protect against pulmonary reactivation TB in adults. Methods A literature review was conducted between 1st January and 28th February 2025 using PubMed, Google Scholar and reports of the World Health ...
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
wiley   +1 more source

Phylogenomic and epidemiological insights into two clinical Mycobacterium bovis BCG strains circulating in South Africa

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background: Mycobacterium bovis BCG is a live, attenuated tuberculosis vaccine. While the vaccine protects infants from tuberculosis, complications including disseminated infections have been reported following vaccination.
Lesedi Modipane, Oleg Reva, Beki Themba Magazi, John Francis Antiabong, John Osei Sekyere, Nontombi Marylucy Mbelle   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current application of blockchain technology in healthcare and its potential roles in Urology

BJU International, EarlyView.
Objective To assess the current uses of blockchain technology in surgery and explore potential applications in urology. Methods A systematic literature review and critical appraisal was performed. The PubMed database was searched for all relevant papers published in English, between 2003 and 2023, on blockchain and surgery, and urology.
Sulleyman Felemban, Ting Wai Yiu, Michael Harvey, Herman Lim, Jingge Zhu, Damien Bolton, Joseph Ischia   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Cytokine and Histology Studies on HPV and Other Viral Vaccinations: No Pathogenicity of HPV Vaccine Adjuvants

Cancer Science, EarlyView.
Anti‐HPV vaccine activists claimed that aluminum (Al) adjuvants in HPV vaccines could cause immune abnormalities, leading to neurological diseases. We evaluated the cytokine and histology profiles following administrations of HPV vaccines and other viral vaccines containing adjuvants.
Reona Shiro, Fumitaka Sato, Seiichi Omura, Ah‐Mee Park, Cong Thanh Nguyen, Ijaz Ahmad, Sandesh Rimal, Koji Kinoshita, Noriomi Matsumura, Ikuo Tsunoda   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source