BCG vaccine effectiveness in preventing tuberculosis and its interaction with human immunodeficiency virus infection

ABSTRACT: Background: To explore Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) as a protective factor against tuberculosis (TB) and how human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection modifies the effect of BCG on TB. Methods: Two matched case-control studies were conducted. One study compared TB cases and co...

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Autores:

Arbeláez Montoya, María Patricia
Nelson, Kenrad E.
Muñoz, Álvaro

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2000

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/33975

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/33975

Palabra clave:

Tuberculosis
Vacuna BCG
BCG Vaccine
Infecciones por VIH
HIV Infections
Estudios de Casos y Controles
Case-Control Studies
Colombia - epidemiología
Colombia - epidemiology
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Comorbilidad
Comorbidity
Resultado del Tratamiento
Treatment Outcome

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openAccess

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/co/