BCG lymphadenopathy detected in a BCG-vaccinated infant
Large-scale vaccination with BCG, the live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, is being adopted around the world, although sporadic complications have occurred after the procedure. Lymphadenopathy is not uncommon especially in babies under one year (0.73% of vaccinated infants), but the swelli...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2004-05-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000500011 |