Tuberculin skin test reaction is related to memory, but not naive CD4+ T cell responses to mycobacterial stimuli in BCG-vaccinated young adults.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.068
Abstract: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the only vaccine available against tuberculosis and the tuberculin skin test (TST) is the most widely used method to detect BCG take. However, subjects may remain TST-negative, even after several BCG… read more here.
Keywords: memory; tst; tst negative; mycobacterial stimuli ... See more keywords