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

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 May 1;201(9):1152-1155. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201912-2349LE.

Authors

Collaborators

INFECT study group:
Ayesha J Verrall, Lidya Chaidir, Carolien Ruesen, Lika Apriani, James E Ussher, Arjan van Laarhoven, Raspati C Koesoemadinata, Dwi F Ratnaningsih, Rovina Ruslami, Martijn Huynen, Mihai G Netea, Jakko van Ingen, Katrina Sharples, Reinout van Crevel, Bachti Alisjahbana, Philip C Hill

Affiliations

¹ University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
² Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia.
³ Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
⁴ University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
⁵ University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
⁶ Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia.

PMID: 31914319
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201912-2349LE

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
BCG Vaccine / administration & dosage*
Child
Contact Tracing / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Genetic Variation*
Humans
Male
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects*
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics*
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / immunology
Tuberculosis / immunology*
Tuberculosis / prevention & control*
Young Adult

Substances

BCG Vaccine