BCG Vaccination in HIV-Infected Children

Despite the use of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination for many years, infants and young children exposed to adults with infectious forms of tuberculosis (TB) are at high risk of developing complicated TB disease. This risk is much higher among HIV-infected children, and data on BCG protectiv...

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Main Authors: James J. C. Nuttall, Brian S. Eley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/712736