Inverse association between BCG immunisation and intestinal nematode infestation among HIV-1-positive individuals in Uganda.

Journal article

Exposure to infections in infancy may induce a sustained bias in the immune response. In our study, previous BCG immunisation was associated with a reduced prevalence of intestinal nematode infection.

Authors: Elliott, A; Nakiyingi, J; Quigley, M; French, N; Gilks, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Lancet
• Volume: 354
• Issue: 9183
• Pages: 1000-1001
• Publication date: 1999-09-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)03290-0
• EISSN: 1474-547X
• ISSN: 0140-6736
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Prevalence; Nematode Infections; Vaccination; Female; Male; HIV-1; BCG Vaccine; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Uganda; Adult; HIV Seropositivity