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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2449-2452 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Infection and immunity |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2006 |