Non-Specific Effects of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Background: Vaccines induce antigen-specific immunity, which provides long-lived protection from the target pathogen. Trials from areas with high incidence rates for infectious diseases indicated that the tuberculosis vaccine Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) induces in addition non-specific immunity a...
Main Authors: | Gerhard Trunk, Maša Davidović, Julia Bohlius |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-01-01
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Series: | Vaccines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/1/121 |
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