Tuberculin conversion rate after BCG vaccination of apparently healthy infants in a resource-poor setting

Tuberculin conversion rate after BCG vaccination of apparently healthy infants in a resource-poor setting

Background: Although Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine remains one of the most important public health preventive measures against tuberculosis (TB), the presence of a BCG scar may not imply an immune response. Tuberculin reactivity after BCG vaccination has been the most common measure of the...

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Main Authors: Eziamaka J Enemuo, Kenechukwu Kosisochukwu Iloh, Agozie C Ubesie, Henrietta U Okafor, Anthony Nnaemeka Ikefuna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
Subjects:
bcg
mantoux
scar failure
tuberculin conversion
Online Access:http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=2022;volume=27;issue=2;spage=114;epage=119;aulast=Enemuo

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