BCG revaccination does not protect against leprosy in the Brazilian Amazon: a cluster randomised trial.

Although BCG has been found to impart protection against leprosy in many populations, the utility of repeat or booster BCG vaccinations is still unclear. When a policy of giving a second BCG dose to school children in Brazil was introduced, a trial was conducted to assess its impact against tubercul...

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Main Authors: Sérgio S Cunha, Neal Alexander, Mauricio L Barreto, Emilia S Pereira, Inês Dourado, Maria de Fátima Maroja, Yury Ichihara, Silvana Brito, Susan Pereira, Laura C Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2238709?pdf=render