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A randomised, placebo-controlled study to assess whether antibiotic-mediated disruption of the gut microbiota impairs BCG-induced specific and non-specific immunity in young, healthy adults: protocol for the Antibiotics and Vaccine Immune Responses Study (AVIRS).
13 affiliations
- 1Systems Immunology Laboratory, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- 2Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI), Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
- 3Clinical Trials Platform, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- 4Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- 5South Australian Tuberculosis Service, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- 6Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- 7SAHMRI Women and Kids, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- 8School of Public Health, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- 9Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 10Immunology and Host Defence Group, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- 11Centre for Infection and Immunity, Centenary Institute, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.
- 12The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- 13Systems Immunology Laboratory, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia [email protected].
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BibTeX
@article{stevens2026randomised,
title = {{A randomised, placebo-controlled study to assess whether antibiotic-mediated disruption of the gut microbiota impairs BCG-induced specific and non-specific immunity in young, healthy adults: protocol for the Antibiotics and Vaccine Immune Responses Study (AVIRS).}},
author = {Natalie E Stevens and Rochelle Botten and James B Geake and Georgina L Eden and Wing Ki Lo and Joseph Inauen and Jelena Solujic and Alice Sawka and Lisa N Yelland and Elisabeth Wr Reid and Michelle Shaw and Xiaodan Zhu and Tsz Kin Tam and Hyejin Jeon and Nelly Amenyogbe and Miriam A Lynn and Feargal J Ryan and Carl G Feng and Warwick J Britton and Tobias R Kollmann and Simone E Barry and David J Lynn},
journal = {BMJ open},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126924},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42880793},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - A randomised, placebo-controlled study to assess whether antibiotic-mediated disruption of the gut microbiota impairs BCG-induced specific and non-specific immunity in young, healthy adults: protocol for the Antibiotics and Vaccine Immune Responses Study (AVIRS).
AU - Natalie E Stevens
AU - Rochelle Botten
AU - James B Geake
AU - Georgina L Eden
AU - Wing Ki Lo
AU - Joseph Inauen
AU - Jelena Solujic
AU - Alice Sawka
AU - Lisa N Yelland
AU - Elisabeth Wr Reid
AU - Michelle Shaw
AU - Xiaodan Zhu
AU - Tsz Kin Tam
AU - Hyejin Jeon
AU - Nelly Amenyogbe
AU - Miriam A Lynn
AU - Feargal J Ryan
AU - Carl G Feng
AU - Warwick J Britton
AU - Tobias R Kollmann
AU - Simone E Barry
AU - David J Lynn
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/14
JO - BMJ open
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126924
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42880793
SN - 2044-6055
ER -