Influence of BCG on TDaP-IPV Vaccination

Summary

This study has three purposes: To investigate whether the immune response to pertussis is increased when TDaP-IPV is given together with BCG vaccine, compared to when it is given alone. To investigate whether BCG vaccination modulates the immune response to non vaccine target antigens (i.e., antigens/pathogens not used in the vaccine itself). To investigate whether TDaP-IPV vaccination modulates the immune response to non vaccine target antigens.

Timeline

Start

2015-01

Primary completion

2016-07

Completion

2017-04

Publications

• Blok BA, de Bree LCJ, Diavatopoulos DA, Langereis JD, Joosten LAB, Aaby P, van Crevel R, Benn CS, Netea MG. Interacting, Nonspecific, Immunological Effects of Bacille Calmette-Guerin and Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis Inactivated Polio Vaccinations: An Explorative, Randomized Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jan 16;70(3):455-463. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz246.

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