Factors associated with tuberculosis infection, and with anti-mycobacterial immune responses, among five year olds BCG-immunised at birth in Entebbe, Uganda. Issue 6 (4th February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lule, Swaib Abubaker; Mawa, Patrice A.; Nkurunungi, Gyaviira; Nampijja, Margaret; Kizito, Dennison; Akello, Florence; Muhangi, Lawrence; Elliott, Alison M.; Webb, Emily L.
• Is Part Of: Vaccine. Volume 33:Issue 6(2015)
• Page Start: 796
• Page End: 804
• Publication Date: 2015-02-04
• Subjects: Vaccines -- Periodicals; 615.372
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.12.015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-410X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Urban residence and history of TB contact/disease were associated with increased risk of latent TB infection at age five years.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">BCG vaccine strain, LTBI, HIV and malaria infections, and anthropometry predict anti-mycobacterial immune responses.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Helminth infections do not influence response to BCG vaccination.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Cytokine responses at one year were not associated with LTBI at age five years.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>