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From: Age-related waning of immune responses to BCG in healthy children supports the need for a booster dose of BCG in TB endemic countries

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Secretion of IL1β, IL6 and TNFα was significantly lower in infants than older children. Cytokines were measured in supernatants from diluted whole blood cultures, stimulated with BCG for 6 days using a multiplex assay. Horizontal bars represent median values. Data shown on a log scale. A Mann Whitney test was used to calculate p values.

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