Live attenuated vaccines could have beneficial, non-specific effects of protecting against
vaccine-unrelated infections, such as BCG protecting against respiratory infection. During …

Contrary to the long-held belief that the effects of vaccines are specific for the disease they
were created; compelling evidence has demonstrated that vaccines can exert positive or …

Précis• In this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, we found that early-life bacillus
Calmette-Guérin–Denmark vaccination leads to an 11% reduction in the risk of eczema in …

Background: Vaccination is considered the most effective and economical measure for
controlling infectious diseases. Although combination vaccines are widely used worldwide …

Abstract Introduction Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and hepatitis B (HBV) vaccines are
frequently given concomitantly at birth. Neonatal BCG vaccination induces off-target …

With the introduction of the influenza vaccine in the official immunization schedule of most
countries, several data regarding the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of influenza …

Background Live vaccines potentially have non-specific effects that protect against other
infections than those the vaccines are targeted against. The national vaccination program …

Immunoassays are commonly used in disease diagnosis and vaccine evaluation but can be
costly and time-consuming when confronted with multivalent targets, such as antisera …