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Does infection with environmental mycobacteria suppress the protective response to subsequent vaccination with BCG?

Tubercle ·Vol. 66 ·No. 1 ·1985-03-00 ·Pages 17-23

Smith D, Reeser P, Musa S

Abstract

Using a guinea pig model of experimental airborne tuberculosis, we were unable to find evidence to support the hypothesis that infection with environmental mycobacteria (M. simiae or M. avium-intracellulare) interferes with the induction of a protective response in animals subsequently vaccinated with BCG.

MeSH Terms
Animals BCG Vaccine/immunology Disease Models, Animal Female Guinea Pigs India Male Mycobacterium Infections/immunology Mycobacterium avium Tuberculosis/immunology,prevention & control
Chemicals
BCG Vaccine
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Smith D
Reeser P
Musa S
Article Info
Journal
Tubercle
Abbr.
Tubercle
ISSN
0041-3879
DOI
10.1016/0041-3879(85)90049-2
Published
1985-03-00
Pages
17-23
Language
English
Region
Scotland
NLM ID
1273730
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/0041-3879(85)90049-2
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