Inverse association between BCG immunisation and intestinal nematode infestation among HIV-1-positive individuals in Uganda.
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.
Elliott
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AM
Nakiyingi
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Quigley
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French
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Gilks
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Whitworth
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