Boosting of cellular immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and modulation of skin cytokine responses in healthy human volunteers by Mycobacterium bovis BCG substrain Moreau Rio de Janeiro oral vaccine

Catherine A. Cosgrove, Luiz R R Castello-Branco, Tracy Hussell, Amy Sexton, Rafaela Giemza, Richard Phillips, Andrew Williams, George E. Griffin, Gordon Dougan, David J M Lewis

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    Abstract

    Oral immunization of healthy adults with 107 CFU BCG Moreau Rio de Janeiro was well tolerated and significantly boosted gamma interferon responses to purified protein derivative, Ag85, and MPB70 from previous childhood intradermal BCG immunization. Oral BCG offers the possibility of a needle-free tuberculosis vaccine and of boosting the protective immunity from intradermal tuberculosis vaccines. Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2449-2452
    Number of pages3
    JournalInfection and immunity
    Volume74
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2006

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