Early BCG vaccine to low-birth-weight infants and the effects on growth in the first year of life: a randomised controlled trial

[1] Sankoh O(2014)The non-specific effects of vaccines and other childhood interventions: the contribution of INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems Int J Epidemiol 43 645-653

[2] Welaga P(2013)A small jab-a big effect: nonspecific immunomodulation by vaccines Trends Immunol 34 431-439

[3] Debpuur C(2004)Low birth weight infants and Calmette-Guerin bacillus vaccination at birth: community study from Guinea-Bissau Pediatr Infect Dis J 23 544-550

[4] Zandoh C(2000)Routine vaccinations and child survival: follow up study in Guinea-Bissau West Afri ca Bmj 321 1435-1438

[5] Gyaase S(2006)Sex differential effects of routine immunizations and childhood survival in rural Malawi Pediatr Infect Dis J 25 721-727

[6] Poma MA(2003)BCG scar and positive tuberculin reaction associated with reduced child mortality in west africa. A non-specific beneficial effect of BCG? Vaccine 21 2782-2790

[7] Mutua MK(2004)The introduction of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine and child mortality in rural Guinea-Bissau: an observational study Int J Epidemiol 33 374-380

[8] Hanifi SM(1959)B.C.G. and vole bacillus vaccines in the prevention of tuberculosis in adolescents Br Med J 2 379-396

[9] Martins C(2011)Randomized trial of BCG vaccination at birth to low-birth-weight children: beneficial nonspecific effects in the neonatal period? J Infect Dis 204 245-252

[10] Nebie E(2012)Small randomized trial among low-birth-weight children receiving bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination at first health center contact Pediatr Infect Dis J 31 306-308

[1] Sankoh O(2014)The non-specific effects of vaccines and other childhood interventions: the contribution of INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems Int J Epidemiol 43 645-653

[2] Welaga P(2013)A small jab-a big effect: nonspecific immunomodulation by vaccines Trends Immunol 34 431-439

[3] Debpuur C(2004)Low birth weight infants and Calmette-Guerin bacillus vaccination at birth: community study from Guinea-Bissau Pediatr Infect Dis J 23 544-550

[4] Zandoh C(2000)Routine vaccinations and child survival: follow up study in Guinea-Bissau West Afri ca Bmj 321 1435-1438

[5] Gyaase S(2006)Sex differential effects of routine immunizations and childhood survival in rural Malawi Pediatr Infect Dis J 25 721-727

[6] Poma MA(2003)BCG scar and positive tuberculin reaction associated with reduced child mortality in west africa. A non-specific beneficial effect of BCG? Vaccine 21 2782-2790

[7] Mutua MK(2004)The introduction of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine and child mortality in rural Guinea-Bissau: an observational study Int J Epidemiol 33 374-380

[8] Hanifi SM(1959)B.C.G. and vole bacillus vaccines in the prevention of tuberculosis in adolescents Br Med J 2 379-396

[9] Martins C(2011)Randomized trial of BCG vaccination at birth to low-birth-weight children: beneficial nonspecific effects in the neonatal period? J Infect Dis 204 245-252

[10] Nebie E(2012)Small randomized trial among low-birth-weight children receiving bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination at first health center contact Pediatr Infect Dis J 31 306-308