Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination, thymic size, and thymic output in healthy newborns

BACKGROUND: The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine (BCG) has been associated with beneficial nonspecific effects on infant health. We aimed to examine the effect of BCG at birth on thymic size and the associations between thymic output, circulating lymphocytes, risk of infection, and thymic size. METH...

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Published in:Pediatr Res
Main Authors: Birk, Nina Marie, Nissen, Thomas Nørrelykke, Zingmark, Vera, Kjærgaard, Jesper, Thøstesen, Lisbeth Marianne, Kofoed, Poul-Erik, Stensballe, Lone Graff, Andersen, Andreas, Nielsen, Susanne Dam, Benn, Christine Stabell, Pryds, Ole, Jeppesen, Dorthe Lisbeth
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605675/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28157835
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2017.27
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