BCG and Kawasaki disease in Mexico and Japan

Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki was the first to describe BCG reactivation in Kawasaki Disease (KD), and this sign is present in about 30–50% of KD patients. It is a very specific early sign of the disease and although it has been recognized for decades, its pathophysiology continues to be an enigma. Recently...

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Published in:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Main Authors: Luisa Berenise Gamez-Gonzalez, Hiromichi Hamada, Beatriz Adriana Llamas-Guillen, Miguel Ruiz-Fernandez, Marco Yamazaki-Nakashimada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-05-01
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2016.1267083