The current antituberculosis vaccine, BCG, was derived in the 1920s, yet the mechanisms of
BCG-induced protective immunity and the variability of protective efficacy among …

Background Vaccines induce antigen-specific memory in adaptive immune cells that
enables long-lived protection against the target pathogen. In addition to this, several …

Immunization is key to protecting term and preterm infants from a heightened risk of
infection. However, preterm immunity is distinct from that of the term, limiting its ability to …

Pediatric tuberculosis contributes significantly to the burden of TB disease worldwide. In
order to achieve the goal of eliminating TB by 2050, an effective TB vaccine is urgently …

Abstract Background The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the only vaccine against
tuberculosis (TB) currently in use, has shown beneficial effects against unrelated infections …

The BCG vaccine is known to impart nonspecific immunological benefits alongside
conferring protection to tuberculosis in endemic regions. It is also known to protect against …

Abstract Background Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination may have nonspecific
effects, ie, effects on childhood morbidity and mortality that go beyond its effect on the risk of …

Sažetak U današnje vrijeme stavovi o BCG cijepljenju djece uglavnom su negativni ili
podijeljeni, zbog toga je vrlo bitno ispitati stavove te podijeliti pozitivna mišljenja i stavove …

A tuberculose (TB), doença infecciosa milenar causada pelo Mycobacterium tuberculosis e
que comumente atinge os pulmões, é um grave problema de saúde pública mundial. O M …

Background: Infants who have been exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
are at a higher risk of contracting Mycobacterium tuberculosis, have a higher chance of …