Tuberculosis Vaccine
Helminths do not affect tuberculin reactivity, but BCG influences hookworm prevalence
Published in Vaccine Weekly, July 12th, 2006
According to a study from the United States and India, "The prevalence of helminth and tuberculosis infections is high in South India, whereas Bacille-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine efficacy is low. Our aim was to determine whether concurrent helminth infection alters the ability to mount a delayed-type hypersensitivity response to tuberculin."
"In a cross-sectional study in southern India, individuals 6-65 years of age were screened for intestinal helminths, circulating filarial antigenemia, tuberculin reactivity, active tuberculosis, and history of BCG...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2006-07-12)
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