| Literature DB >> 2563456 |
H F Pabst1, J Godel, M Grace, H Cho, D W Spady.
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The effect on BCG immunisation of feeding either formula or breast milk was assessed in Canadian Cree infants who were vaccinated either at birth or after 1 month of age. The response to BCG was measured in terms of lymphocyte blastogenesis stimulated by purified protein derivative of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Breast-feeding significantly enhanced cell-mediated immune response to BCG vaccine given at birth, but had no significant effect if vaccine was given after 1 month. These findings were not related to maternal history of tuberculosis or BCG vaccination, and the feeding method did not influence lymphocyte stimulation by candida or streptococcal antigens.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID： 2563456 DOI： 10.1016/s0140-6736(89)91307-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN： 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321