Clinical Efficacy and Laboratory Improvement of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccination on Adult Atopic Asthma

Background Recent studies have shown that Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination is inversely related to asthma, a Th2 cell-associated with allergic disease, which BCG in humans induces Th1-cell immune responses and prevents airway remodeling.Objective To investigate whether thrice BCG vaccinati...

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Main Authors: Eulis A. Datau, MD, H. Mewengkang, MD, J.C Matheos, MD, I. Purnawan, MD, M. Wibisono, MD, K. Wongdjaja, MD, C. Wibowo, MD, E. Surachmanto, MD, F.P. Salim, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119305757