title: Inverse association between BCG immunisation and intestinal nematode infestation among HIV-1-positive individuals in Uganda.
abstract: 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.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nakiyingi
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Quigley
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Gilks
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Whitworth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D015995:Prevalence; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine