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Proportion of subjects who showed a good or fair response to BCG vaccination to total subjects among asthma patients with or without atopy (left panel) and in ≤50 year-old males and females with atopic asthma (right panel). Good or fair response: Δforced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1) ≥6% and 100 mL or Δpeak expiratory flow (PEF) ≥10% and 30 L/min; atopy: wheal size of allergen >25% of that of histamine or allergen-specific IgE ≥0.35 kU/L (UniCAP).
