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Background
Studies have suggested that Bacillus Calmette‐Guérin (BCG) vaccination may reduce the risk of allergic diseases, including atopic dermatitis.
Methods
The Danish Calmette Study was conducted 2012‐2015. Within 7 days of birth new‐borns were randomised 1:1 to BCG or no BCG. Exclusion criteria were gestational age <32 weeks, birth weight <1000 g, known immunodeficiency or no Danish‐speaking...
Several studies have shown increased in vitro cytokine responses to non-related pathogens after Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination. A total of 158 infants (80 BCG administered within 7 days of birth; 78 controls) were bled 4 days post-randomization, and at age 3 and 13 months. Geometric mean concentrations of IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6 (24 h stimulation) and IFN-γ, IL-10, IL-17, IL-22 (96 h stimulation)...
Aim: To evaluate whether the metabolic status had been influenced by the longer interval between visits because of a strike at the diabetes outpatient clinic.
Methods: During the strike from April 16 to June 15, 2008 all routine visits were cancelled. The HbA1c values from the last two visits prior to and the first two visits after the strike were compared with the values from the same periods the...
Objective: To determinate the relative importance of state of nutrition and intensity of exposure for clinical severity of chickenpox in a developing country.Methods: A prospective household study was performed in a semi-urban area in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, between December 1994 and June 1995. Antibodies were measured in the acute and the convalescence phase to assess validity of clinical...
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