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Immunization
Research from Ullevaal University provide new insights into immunization
May 5th, 2009
According to a study from Oslo, Norway, "Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland have low incidence rates (IRs) of tuberculosis (TB) but the use of bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination has varied. To assess if different IRs among persons at low risk in the four countries could be related to the different use of BCG vaccination, and to estimate the number of adolescent BCG vaccinations needed to prevent one case of TB in Norway." "The study period was 1996-2005. In part A, IRs for cases classified as 'born in country/national' in the EuroTB database in all four countries were calculated. In part 13, the IRs among persons born in Norway and Sweden with two parents from...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-05)
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