Tuberculosis Vaccines
Scientists at University of Cape Town, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine discuss research in tuberculosis vaccines
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, December 19th, 2006
Investigators publish new data in the report "The impact of a change in bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine policy on tuberculosis incidence in children in Cape Town, South Africa." According to a study from Cape Town, South Africa, "A decision by the South African National Department of Health to change the route of administration and strain of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine was implemented in Cape Town, South Africa, between July and December 2000. This provided an opportunity to compare the incidence of tuberculosis and proportion with disseminated disease in children less than 2 years old before and after the changeover from percutaneous (PC) Tokyo 172 BCG to intradermal (ID) 1331...
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