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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Main Authors: Mihoko Furuichi, Fumi Mori, Yoji Uejima, Satoshi Sato, Jun Kurihara, Yutaka Kawano, Eisuke Suganuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220321354