Lower Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Protection against Infection after Exposure to Beijing Strains.

Authors :: Verrall, Ayesha J.
Chaidir, Lidya
Ruesen, Carolien
Apriani, Lika
Koesoemadinata, Raspati C.
van Ingen, Jakko
Sharples, Katrina
van Crevel, Reinout
Alisjahbana, Bachti
Hill, Philip C.
INFECT study group
Source :: American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine; 5/1/2020, Vol. 201 Issue 9, p1152-1155, 4p
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: The article presents a case study of Lower Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This cohort study followed IFN-g release assay (IGRA)-negative TB case contacts of patients older than 5 years with sputum smear-positive TB in the INFECT(Innate Factors in Early Clearance of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis) study; and Index case characteristics were recorded and their M. tuberculosis isolates obtained.

Subjects :: BCG vaccines
MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis
COHORT analysis
INTERLEUKIN-18
SPUTUM

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