| Literature DB >> 20470797 |
Mark Hatherill, Hassan Mahomed, Willem Hanekom.
Abstract
Novel tuberculosis vaccination strategies hinge on BCG priming, yet newborn BCG vaccination may cause BCG disease in HIV-infected infants. Viral-vectored or subunit prime vaccine, followed by delayed BCG boost only for HIV-uninfected infants, may be a safe alternative for all newborns, regardless of maternal HIV infection. This approach should be tested using new tuberculosis vaccine candidates. If safety and immunogenicity of a novel vaccine prime is established in infants of HIV-infected mothers, for whom newborn BCG carries unacceptable risk, this strategy might then be compared to conventional BCG prime and viral-vectored or subunit boost, and BCG alone, in HIV-unexposed infants. (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20470797 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.04.088
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vaccine ISSN: 0264-410X Impact factor: 3.641