Comparison of immune responses induced by Bacillus calmette-Guerin when given at birth or at 6 weeks of age in Ugandan Infants

Includes bibliographical references. === In Uganda, infants delivered at a health care facility receive the tuberculosis vaccine Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) on the first day of life. Infants delivered at home receive BCG at their first health care facility visit at 6 weeks of age. Our aim was to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lutwama, Fredrick
Other Authors: Hanekom, Willem A
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9305