Changes in the BCG-Induced T cell response over the first year of life

Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), the only currently available tuberculosis vaccine, is the most widely administered vaccine in the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI). Despite this, many gaps in our knowledge of BCG-induced T cell responses exist. The primary objective of this study was to comprehensively delineate T cell immunity induced by BCG vaccination of newborns and to longitudinally assess BCG-specific T cell responses over the first year of life.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Soares, Andreia

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hanekom, Willem A

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14310

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/14310