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SUBMITTER: Birk NM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5622034 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Birk Nina Marie NM Nissen Thomas Nørrelykke TN Kjærgaard Jesper J Hartling Hans Jacob HJ Thøstesen Lisbeth Marianne LM Kofoed Poul-Erik PE Stensballe Lone Graff LG Andersen Andreas A Pryds Ole O Netea Mihai G MG Benn Christine Stabell CS Nielsen Susanne Dam SD Jeppesen Dorthe Lisbeth DL
Scientific reports 20170929 1
The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) has been associated with beneficial non-specific effects (NSEs) on infant health. Within a randomized trial on the effect of neonatal BCG on overall health, we investigated the possible immunological impact of neonatal BCG vaccination on lymphocyte subsets, determined by flow cytometry. In 118 infants blood samples were obtained 4 (±2) days post randomization to BCG vaccination or no intervention, and at 3 and 13 months of age. No effects of BCG were fo ...[more]