Interferon-γ –Receptor Deficiency in an Infant with Fatal Bacille Calmette–Guérin Infection

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Authors

Emmanuelle Jouanguy · Inserm

Frédéric Altare · Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades

Salma Lamhamedi · Inserm

Patrick Revy · Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades

Jean‐François Emile · Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades

Melanie J. Newport · St Mary's Hospital

Michael Levin ·

Abstract

The attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette–Guerin (BCG) is the most widely used vaccine in the world. In most children, inoculation of live BCG vaccine is harmless although it oc...

Topics & Keywords

Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 335, Issue 26, pp. 1956-1962

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199612263352604

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