BCG revaccination does not protect against leprosy in the Brazilian Amazon: a cluster randomised trial.
Although BCG has been found to impart protection against leprosy in many populations, the utility of repeat or booster BCG vaccinations is still unclear. When a policy of giving a second BCG dose to school children in Brazil was introduced, a trial was conducted to assess its impact against tubercul...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-02-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2238709?pdf=render |