Lower Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Protection against Infection after Exposure to Beijing Strains.

Autor: Verrall, Ayesha J., Chaidir, Lidya, Ruesen, Carolien, Apriani, Lika, Koesoemadinata, Raspati C., van Ingen, Jakko, Sharples, Katrina, van Crevel, Reinout, Alisjahbana, Bachti, Hill, Philip C., INFECT study group
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Zdroj: American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine; 5/1/2020, Vol. 201 Issue 9, p1152-1155, 4p
Abstrakt: The article presents a case study of Lower Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This cohort study followed IFN-g release assay (IGRA)-negative TB case contacts of patients older than 5 years with sputum smear-positive TB in the INFECT(Innate Factors in Early Clearance of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis) study; and Index case characteristics were recorded and their M. tuberculosis isolates obtained.
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