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"The Risks and Benefits of Childhood Bacille Calmette-Guerin Immunization among Adults with AIDS."
Published in Vaccine Weekly, May 26th, 1997
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in AIDS, "Objective: To define the risks of disseminated bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) or disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis in adults with AIDS who were immunized with BCG in childhood. Design: HIV-infected patients with CD4 <200x106/L were enrolled from five study sites (New Hampshire, Boston, Finland, Trinidad, and Kenya). Prior BCG immunization was determined and blood cultures for mycobacteria were obtained at study entry and at 6 months. Acid-fast bacilli were identified as Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) using DNA probes. MTBC isolates were then typed by both...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (1997-05-26)
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