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  • Title: Immune responses to hepatitis B virus and tuberculosis infections in Southeast Asian refugees.
    Author: McGlynn KA, Lustbader ED, London WT.
    Journal: Am J Epidemiol; 1985 Dec; 122(6):1032-6. PubMed ID: 3877457.
    Abstract:
    Both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and hepatitis B virus infections are common in the Philadelphia Southeast Asian refugee population. Among 224 hepatitis B carriers identified between January 1, 1982 and March 31, 1984, there was a statistically significant association between a negative tuberculin skin test (purified protein derivative (PPD)) and viral replication (hepatitis B e antigen positivity (HBeAg)). This finding suggests that bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccination might reduce the prevalence of infectious carriers, thereby ultimately reducing the incidence of hepatitis B infection.
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