A case of Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) strain meningitis and ventriculitis following BCG vaccination
The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is widely used worldwide. Intracranial manifestation as an adverse event of BCG is extremely rare. A previously healthy 16-month-old boy was referred to our hospital for eye contact difficulties and progressive gait disturbance lasting two months. He was in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-11-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220321354 |