Understanding How BCG Vaccine Protects Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection: Lessons From Household Contact Studies

Ajit Lalvani^{1

2}, Chetan Seshadri^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Tuberculosis Research Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
² National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
⁴ Tuberculosis Research and Training Center, University of Washington, Seattle.

Editorial

Ajit Lalvani et al. J Infect Dis. 2020.

. 2020 Mar 28;221(8):1229-1231.

doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz261.

Ajit Lalvani^{1

2}, Chetan Seshadri^{3

4}

¹ Tuberculosis Research Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
² National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
⁴ Tuberculosis Research and Training Center, University of Washington, Seattle.

No abstract available

Keywords: BCG; Tuberculosis; exposure; infection; protection.

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