The Effect of 50 000 IU Vitamin A with BCG Vaccine at Birth on Growth in the First Year of Life

Vitamin A supplements may interact with diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine causing increased female mortality. In a randomised trial of neonatal vitamin A supplementation (VAS), we examined growth during the first year of life in 808 children, pursuing the hypothesis that a negative interact...

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Main Authors: Ane Bærent Fisker, Christine Stabell Benn, Birgitte Rode Diness, Cesario Martins, Amabelia Rodrigues, Peter Aaby, Bo Martin Bibby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/570170