Tuberculosis Vaccines
Researchers from University of Iowa report details of new studies and findings in the area of tuberculosis vaccines
Published in Vaccine Weekly, February 13th, 2008
A new study, 'The conundrum of prior bacille calmette-guerin vaccination in children of temporary residents in the United States,' is now available. According to recent research from the United States, "Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is one of the most widely used vaccines throughout the world. Children of temporary residents in the United States frequently undergo tuberculin skin testing as part of their health maintenance visits."
"Management of those children with a positive skin test can lead to doctor-parent disagreements, because of differences in tuberculosis (TB) policies between the United States and other countries that routinely administer BCG vaccine. Two...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-02-13)
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