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SUBMITTER: Djuardi Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2988815 | biostudies-literature | 2010
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Djuardi Yenny Y Sartono Erliyani E Wibowo Heri H Supali Taniawati T Yazdanbakhsh Maria M
PloS one 20101119 11
BCG vaccine drives a strong T helper 1 cellular immunity which is essential for the protection against mycobacteria, however recent studies suggest that BCG vaccination can have non-specific beneficial effects unrelated to tuberculosis. In the present cohort study the development of cytokine profiles following BCG vaccination was investigated. Immune responses to PPD were assessed before vaccination and at ages of 5 months, 1 year, and 2 years, followed by BCG scar measurement at 4 years of age. ...[more]