Helminth- and Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-induced immunity in children sensitized in utero to filariasis and schistosomiasis

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Infants and children are routinely vaccinated with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in areas of the world where worm infections are common. Because maternal helminth infection during pregnancy can sensitize the developing fetus, we studied whether this prenatal immunity persists in childhood and modif …
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Authors Malhotra I;Mungai P;Wamachi A;Kioko J;Ouma JH;Kazura JW;King CL;;
Journal journal of immunology (baltimore, md : 1950)
Year 1999
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immunity National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE animals humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine pregnancy research support u.s. gov't adult female male adolescent Child Infant Prospective Studies newborn P.H.S. preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Cells Cultured Antigens kenya / epidemiology maternal-fetal exchange / immunology* leukocytes cytokines / biosynthesis elephantiasis pmid:10352306 i malhotra p mungai c l king helminth / immunology* filarial / epidemiology filarial / immunology* epitopes t-lymphocyte / immunology maternally-acquired / immunology* mononuclear / metabolism mycobacterium bovis / immunology* schistosoma haematobium / immunology schistosomiasis haematobia / epidemiology schistosomiasis haematobia / immunology* tuberculin / immunology wuchereria bancrofti / immunology

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