Need for BCG Vaccination to Prevent TB in High-Incidence Countries and Populations

An estimated one quarter of persons worldwide are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In 2018, the World Health Organization issued revised guidance on BCG vaccine for high-risk groups. The World Health Organization should consider guiding countries on a case-by-case basis in developing approp...

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Autores principales: Pooransingh, Shalini, Sakhamuri, Sateesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31922950
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2603.191232
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spelling pubmed-70458312020-03-07 Need for BCG Vaccination to Prevent TB in High-Incidence Countries and Populations Pooransingh, Shalini Sakhamuri, Sateesh Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter An estimated one quarter of persons worldwide are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In 2018, the World Health Organization issued revised guidance on BCG vaccine for high-risk groups. The World Health Organization should consider guiding countries on a case-by-case basis in developing appropriate BCG policies to deliver equitable healthcare and protect public health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7045831/ /pubmed/31922950 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2603.191232 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Need for BCG Vaccination to Prevent TB in High-Incidence Countries and Populations
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title_full Need for BCG Vaccination to Prevent TB in High-Incidence Countries and Populations
title_fullStr Need for BCG Vaccination to Prevent TB in High-Incidence Countries and Populations
title_full_unstemmed Need for BCG Vaccination to Prevent TB in High-Incidence Countries and Populations
title_short Need for BCG Vaccination to Prevent TB in High-Incidence Countries and Populations
title_sort need for bcg vaccination to prevent tb in high-incidence countries and populations
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31922950
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