The association between Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination (1331 SSI) skin reaction and subsequent scar development in infants

BACKGROUND: The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) against tuberculosis is administered intradermally, and vaccination is often followed by a scar at the injection site. Among BCG-vaccinated individuals, having a scar has been associated with lower mortality. We aimed to examine the impact of va...

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Autores principales: Birk, Nina Marie, Nissen, Thomas Nørrelykke, Ladekarl, Monica, Zingmark, Vera, Kjærgaard, Jesper, Jensen, Trine Mølbæk, Jensen, Signe Kjeldgaard, Thøstesen, Lisbeth Marianne, Kofoed, Poul-Erik, Stensballe, Lone Graff, Andersen, Andreas, Pryds, Ole, Nielsen, Susanne Dam, Benn, Christine Stabell, Jeppesen, Dorthe Lisbeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5541744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28774269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2641-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5541744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28774269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2641-0

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