Factors influencing scar formation following Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination

Factors influencing scar formation following Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination

The prevalence of scar formation following Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination varies globally. The beneficial off-target effects of BCG are proposed to be stronger amongst children who develop a BCG scar. Within an international randomised trial (‘BCG vaccination to reduce the impact of coron...

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Main Authors: Paola Villanueva, Nigel W. Crawford, Mariana Garcia Croda, Simone Collopy, Bruno Araújo Jardim, Tyane de Almeida Pinto Jardim, Laurens Manning, Michaela Lucas, Helen Marshall, Cristina Prat-Aymerich, Alice Sawka, Ketaki Sharma, Darren Troeman, Ushma Wadia, Adilia Warris, Nicholas Wood, Nicole L. Messina, Nigel Curtis, Laure F. Pittet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
BCG vaccine
BCG scar
Vaccination technique
Vaccine safety
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023024489

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