Human newborn bacille Calmette–Guérin vaccination and risk of tuberculosis disease: a case-control study

<p><strong>Background</strong></p> <p>An incomplete understanding of the immunological mechanisms underlying protection against tuberculosis (TB) hampers the development of new vaccines against TB. We aimed to define host correlates of prospective risk of TB disease fol...

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Main Authors: Fletcher, H, Filali-Mouhim, A, Nemes, E, Hawkridge, A, Keyser, A, Njikan, S, Hatherill, M, Scriba, T, Abel, B, Kagina, B, Veldsman, A, Agudelo, N, Kaplan, G, Hussey, G, Sekaly, R, Hanekom, W, BCG study team
Other Authors: McShane, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2016