Protective effect of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination in children with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, but not the pulmonary disease: A case-control study in Rosario, Argentina

Vaccine

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2894-2899

  Bonifachich, Elena ^a   Chort, Monica ^a   Astigarraga, Ana ^a   Diaz, Nora ^a   Brunet, Beatriz ^a   Pezzotto, Stella Maris ^b   Bottasso, Oscar ^b  

^a Victor J Vilela Children's Hospital   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

BCG vaccination; Extra pulmonary tuberculosis; Protection

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; ARGENTINA; BCG VACCINE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INPATIENTS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33644917694     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.12.044     Document Type: Article

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