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).

Stevens NE, Botten R, Geake JB, Eden GL, Lo WK, Inauen J, Solujic J, Sawka A, Yelland LN, Reid EW, Shaw M, Zhu X, Tam TK, Jeon H, Amenyogbe N, Lynn MA, Ryan FJ, Feng CG, Britton WJ, Kollmann TR, Barry SE, Lynn DJ

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126924
Published: 2026 Oct 14
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126924,
  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 = {Stevens NE and Botten R and Geake JB and Eden GL and Lo WK and Inauen J and Solujic J and Sawka A and Yelland LN and Reid EW and Shaw M and Zhu X and Tam TK and Jeon H and Amenyogbe N and Lynn MA and Ryan FJ and Feng CG and Britton WJ and Kollmann TR and Barry SE and Lynn DJ},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126924},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126924}
}

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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  - Stevens NE
AU  - Botten R
AU  - Geake JB
AU  - Eden GL
AU  - Lo WK
AU  - Inauen J
AU  - Solujic J
AU  - Sawka A
AU  - Yelland LN
AU  - Reid EW
AU  - Shaw M
AU  - Zhu X
AU  - Tam TK
AU  - Jeon H
AU  - Amenyogbe N
AU  - Lynn MA
AU  - Ryan FJ
AU  - Feng CG
AU  - Britton WJ
AU  - Kollmann TR
AU  - Barry SE
AU  - Lynn DJ
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126924
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126924
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NE, S., R, B., JB, G., GL, E., WK, L., J, I., J, S., A, S., LN, Y., EW, R., M, S., X, Z., TK, T., H, J., N, A., MA, L., FJ, R., CG, F., WJ, B., TR, K., SE, B., & DJ, L. (2026). 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).. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-126924

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