Improving protection against childhood tuberculosis: The influence of BCG vaccine strain and age on protective immunity

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/546486

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

BCG vaccine is of vital importance in the fight against the increasing problem of TB worldwide, particularly in children. This project will compare the 3 most commonly used different strains of BCG vaccine to determine which produces the best protective immunity in newborns. It will also determine whether BCG at birth or at 2 months of age provides better protection. Optimising the timing and strain used for BCG immunisation would prevent large numbers of cases and deaths from TB at low cost.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $473,739.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Infectious Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

BCG vaccine | Children | Immune protection | Immunisation | Tuberculosis

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