The effect of birth weight and gestational age on BCG-induced immune responses in infants following BCG vaccination [PDF]
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-114).Bacillus Calmette?Gu?rin (BCG), the only currently licensed tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, provides variable efficacy. Despite the use of BCG, TB remains a global health problem.
Dube, Frederick
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The influence of prior exposure to environmental mycobacteria on the IFN-(gamma) response to BCG vaccination in southern England and northern Malaw [PDF]
We report a large study of the effect of BCG vaccination on the in vitro 6-day whole blood interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) response to antigens from eight species of mycobacteria among schoolchildren in south-eastern England, where bacille Calmette–Guérin (
Donovan, L +12 more
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Osteíte por BCG Osteitis after BCG vaccination
Os autores relatam o caso de um menino de 1 ano e 9 meses que apresentou lesão osteolítica na região proximal do úmero direito. Com base na história clínica e em achados histológicos, os autores suspeitaram de osteíte pósvacina BCG.
André Fukunishi Yamada +3 more
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Persistence of the immune response induced by BCG vaccination. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Although BCG vaccination is recommended in most countries of the world, little is known of the persistence of BCG-induced immune responses. As novel TB vaccines may be given to boost the immunity induced by neonatal BCG vaccination, evidence ...
Paul EM Fine +29 more
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The influence of BCG vaccine strain on mycobacteria-specific and non-specific immune responses in a prospective cohort of infants in Uganda. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Globally, BCG vaccination varies in efficacy and has some non-specific protective effects. Previous studies comparing BCG strains have been small-scale, with few or no immunological outcomes and have compared TB-specific responses only.
Webb, Emily L +10 more
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Hyperkeratosis of (a) the footpads and (b) the nasal planum. ABSTRACT Background Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) due to Leishmania infantum remains common, and veterinarians do not always follow scientifically sound approaches for diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Objectives To provide consensus guidelines for diagnosis and evidence‐based guidelines for
Manolis N. Saridomichelakis +9 more
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Conhecimento e prática dos profissionais de saúde sobre eventos adversos pós-vacinação e o Sistema Nacional de Vigilância Epidemiológica [PDF]
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro TecnológicoA história do desenvolvimento das vacinas está completa de extraordinárias conquistas, porém o crescente número de eventos adversos associados com as vacinas é uma ...
Amorim, Luciana
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Complex cytokine profiles induced by BCG vaccination in UK infants. [PDF]
IFNgamma plays an important part in immunity to tuberculosis (TB), but although it is necessary, it is not on its own sufficient for protection against TB.
Fine, Paul E +22 more
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Foi apresentado modelo que permite estimar o impacto primário de um programa de vacinação com BCG intradérmico, aplicado num determinado grupo etário, durante um certo período de tempo, que se segue à vacinação.
Antônio Ruffino-Netto +1 more
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Objectivo: Determinar a taxa de cobertura vacinal de cada uma das vacinas incluídas no Programa Nacional de Vacinação (PNV), nas coortes de nascimento de 1990 a 2005, no Centro de Saúde Braga (CSB) e nas suas Extensões de Saúde (ES).
Cristina Nogueira-Silva +1 more
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