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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Childhood immunization is a cost‐effective public health intervention, and Bangladesh has achieved South Asia's highest complete immunization rate, yet village‐level effectiveness of local awareness programs remains poorly evaluated.
Halima Khatun +2 more
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B Cells Regulate Neutrophilia during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and BCG Vaccination by Modulating the Interleukin-17 Response [PDF]
We have previously demonstrated that B cells can shape the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, including the level of neutrophil infiltration and granulomatous inflammation at the site of infection. The present study examined the mechanisms by
Porcelli, SA +52 more
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Adaptive Immunity in Marsupials
Comparison of the marsupial and eutherian adaptive immune systems. ABSTRACT Marsupials diverged from eutherian mammals 125–160 million years ago. Although evolutionarily distinct, both groups of mammals can produce complex adaptive immune responses to antigens with several key differences.
Cassandra L. Jol +2 more
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Tuberculosis still claims more lives than any other pathogen, and a vaccine better than BCG is urgently needed. One of the challenges for novel TB vaccines is to protect against all Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages, including the most virulent ones ...
권기웅, 신성재
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BCG vaccination: a role for vitamin D? [PDF]
BCG 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.
Hazel M. Dockrell +35 more
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We report a large study of the effect of BCG vaccination on the in vitro 6-day whole blood interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) response to antigens from eight species of mycobacteria among schoolchildren in south-eastern England, where bacille Calmette-Guérin ...
Crampin, A.C. +25 more
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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 +5 more
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Immune System Development—Pro Tips for Paediatricians
ABSTRACT There are many misconceptions about the immune system in children, its impact on infectious disease susceptibility and its role in the rapidly increasing rates of immune mediated diseases in industrialized societies. In this mini review, I will discuss common believes and the data supporting or countering such believes, with a focus on ...
Petter Brodin
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Background The Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, developed in the early 20th century, remains the only widely approved prophylactic against tuberculosis (TB). It was derived from an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis.
Paloma Rezende Corrêa +4 more
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