Non-Specific Effects of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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...

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Main Authors: Gerhard Trunk, Maša Davidović, Julia Bohlius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
BCG
vaccine
non-specific effects
trained immunity
respiratory infection
COVID-19
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/1/121

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