BCG vaccination renders the PPD test unusable as a test for the presence of M. tuberculosis. BCG adenitis is an illness caused by BCG that is present in some infants with HIV and is characterized by inflammation of the lymph nodes. BA is associated with contact with domestic cats. Contrast with bacteriostatic. Contrast with bactericide.
Many types of bacteria are pathogenic in humans.
In otherwise healthy people BCE tends to occur on areas of the body exposed to the sun, but in HIV-infected people it may occur on unexposed areas. Individuals with a chronic infection often have an elevated basal metabolic rate. B-cells are produced in the bone marrow and mature into plasma cells that produce antibodies. Contrast with T-cell. Contrast with malignant.