Clinical Efficacy and Laboratory Improvement of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccination on Adult Atopic Asthma
Background Recent studies have shown that Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination is inversely related to asthma, a Th2 cell-associated with allergic disease, which BCG in humans induces Th1-cell immune responses and prevents airway remodeling.Objective To investigate whether thrice BCG vaccinati...
Main Authors: | Eulis A. Datau, MD, H. Mewengkang, MD, J.C Matheos, MD, I. Purnawan, MD, M. Wibisono, MD, K. Wongdjaja, MD, C. Wibowo, MD, E. Surachmanto, MD, F.P. Salim, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008-01-01
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Series: | World Allergy Organization Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119305757 |
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