Disseminated Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infections in infants with immunodeficiency

Abstract Background The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) preparations are live-attenuated derivatives of Mycobacterium bovis. These products are used to vaccinate infants at birth, a practice that may result in a disseminated infection in those patients who have an unidentified immunodeficiency. Case...

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Main Authors: Suleiman Al-Hammadi, Ahmed R. Alsuwaidi, Eman T. Alshamsi, Ghassan A. Ghatasheh, Abdul-Kader Souid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
BCG
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2499-7