Adjuvant Effect of Bacille Calmette–Guérin on Hepatitis B Vaccine Immunogenicity in the Preterm and Term Newborn

Adjuvant Effect of Bacille Calmette–Guérin on Hepatitis B Vaccine Immunogenicity in the Preterm and Term Newborn

Immunization is key to protecting term and preterm infants from a heightened risk of infection. However, preterm immunity is distinct from that of the term, limiting its ability to effectively respond to vaccines routinely given at birth, such as hepatitis B vaccine (HBV). As part of the Expanded Pr...

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Main Authors: Annette Scheid, Francesco Borriello, Carlo Pietrasanta, Helen Christou, Joann Diray-Arce, Matthew A. Pettengill, Sweta Joshi, Ning Li, Ilana Bergelson, Tobias Kollmann, David J. Dowling, Ofer Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Bacille Calmette–Guérin
hepatitis B vaccine
preterm
newborn
innate cytokine profiles
HBV-specific antibodies
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00029/full

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