Abstract:
:The efficacy of BCG vaccine in preventing the clinical manifestations of leprosy in a tuberculosis-free area of Papua New Guinea is reported. Between 1963 and 1966 a total of 5356 subjects, randomized to receive BCG or saline inoculations, were examined for leprosy before the vaccination and surveillance was continued until 1979. BCG afforded 48% protection against clinical leprosy, being most effective against borderline tuberculoid leprosy and in children vaccinated when under 15 years old. Protection was evident within 12 months in those vaccinated between the ages of 10 and 15 years but was delayed in other age groups. There was evidence for accelerated manifestations of tuberculoid leprosy in children vaccinated when under 5 years of age. Tuberculin sensitivity was more likely to be sustained following multiple BCG inoculations; vaccinees with sustained tuberculin sensitivity had the lowest incidence of leprosy, but protection was also evident in tuberculin-negative vaccinees. These results may have implications for ongoing trials of leprosy vaccine incorporating BCG.
journal_name
Bull World Health Organjournal_title
Bulletin of the World Health Organizationauthors
Bagshawe A,Scott GC,Russell DA,Wigley SC,Merianos A,Berry Gsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1989-01-01 00:00:00pages
389-99issue
4eissn
0042-9686issn
1564-0604journal_volume
67pub_type
临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验abstract::Lay health workers are key to achieving universal health-care coverage, therefore measuring worker attrition and identifying its determinants should be an integral part of any lay health worker programme. Both published and unpublished research on lay health workers has largely focused on the types of interventions th...
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2471/BLT.11.087825
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
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更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 面试,新闻
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更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2471/BLT.15.158303
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1974-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1975-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1966-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1976-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2471/blt.05.028704
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1954-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1964-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1958-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:1982-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1965-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2471/BLT.16.178236
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1954-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:/S0042-96862004001200012
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更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1973-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1978-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
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