Effect of BCG vaccination against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children: systematic review and meta-analysis

Roy, Aditya; Eisenhut, Michael; Harris, Ross; C. Rodrigues, Laura; Sridhar, Saranya; Habermann, Stephanie; B. Snell, Luke; Mangtani, Punam; Adetifa, Ifedayo; Lalvani, Ajit; Abubakar, Ibrahim

doi:10.1136/bmj.g4643

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Effect of BCG vaccination against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children: systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in BMJ • Aug 5, 2014

Authors:

Aditya Roy

Michael Eisenhut

Ross Harris

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether BCG vaccination protects against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection as assessed by interferon γ release assays (IGRA) in children. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Searches of electronic databases 1950 to November 2013, checking of reference lists, hand...

Subject

Medicine

Tuberculosis

QuantiFERON

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