The effect of BCG vaccination and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among college freshmen in China

The effect of BCG vaccination and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection among college freshmen in China

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to verify whether Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) can protect first-year college students against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection by the recombinant fusion protein ESAT6-CFP10 skin test (ECST) or the tuberculin skin test (TST). Methods: We conducted a cr...

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Main Authors: Wei Huang, Zhixiong Fang, Si Luo, Sha Lin, Lei Xu, Bo Yan, Yang yang, Xuhui Liu, Lu Xia, Xiaoyong Fan, Shuihua Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
BCG vaccine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Vaccine effectiveness
ECST
TST
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222003459

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