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