Does B.C.G. vaccination prevent or postpone the occurrence of tuberculous meningitis?

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 659-664

  Mittal, S K ^a,b   Aggarwal, Vyom ^a   Rastogi, Alka ^a   Saini, Neel ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

B.C.G.; childhood tuberculosis; tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0029847523     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02730815     Document Type: Article

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