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The effect of low birth weight on timing to BCG vaccination in a rural district of Northern Ghana

Introduction: Early Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination of low birthweight (LBW) infants has been shown to have heterologous immunological effects by increasing the in vitro cytokine responses which contribute to the maturation of the infant immune system and thereby protecting against fatal i...

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Main Author: Ayamba, Emmanuel
Other Authors: Myer, Benjamin
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Public Health and Family Medicine 2024
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