[Heat-killed Mycobacterium bovis-Bacillus Calmette-Guerin prevents experimental respiratory tract eosinophilia in mice].

Introduction: The increased prevalence of asthma has become a major public health issue worldwide. It has been proposed that this increase is due to the steady decline of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.

Aim Of The Study: Supporting this view was, the suppressive effect of live Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) infection on allergen (ovalbumin) induced airway eosinophilia was published previously.