Inverse association between BCG immunisation and intestinal nematode infestation among HIV-1-positive individuals in Uganda.

Elliott, A M; Nakiyingi, J; Quigley, M A; French, N; Gilks, C F; Whitworth, J A · Lancet · 1999

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

Exposure to infections in infancy may induce a sustained bias in the immune response. In our study, previous BCG immunisation was associated with a reduced prevalence of intestinal nematode infection.

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