BCG reaction in twin newborns: Effect of zygosity and chorionicity

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 271-277

  Gupta, Priyanka ^a   Faridi, M M A ^a,b   Shah, Dheeraj ^a   Dev, Geeta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

BCG; Chorionicity; Twins; Zygosity

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PAPULE; PUSTULE; SCAR; TUBERCULOSIS; TWIN ZYGOSITY; ULCER; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

BCG VACCINE; CHORION; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TWINS; ZYGOTE;

EID: 44349180375     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Shah RC, Shah NK, Kukreja S. Commonly used vaccines. In: Shah RC, Shah NK, Kukreja S, editors. IAP Guide Book on Immunization. 4th edition. Mumbai: Indian Academy of Pediatrics; 2007. p. 11-30.
2. Udani PM. BCG vaccination in India and tuberculosis in children, new facets. Indian J Pediatr 1994; 61: 451-462.
3. Thilothammal N, Krishnamuthy PV, Runyan DK, Banu K. Does BCG vaccine prevent tuberculous meningitis? Arch Dis Child 1996; 74: 144-147.
4. Munoz FM, Starke JR. Tuberculosis (Myocbacterium tuberculosis). In: Berhrman RE, Kleigman RM, Jenson HB, editors. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 17th edition. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Saunders; 2004. p. 958-972.
5. Tuberculosis Prevention Trial. Trial of BCG vaccines in south India for tuberculosis prevention. Indian J Med Res 1979; 70: 349-363.
6. Colditz GA, Brewer TF, Berkey CS, Wilson ME, Burdick E, Fineberg HV, et al. Efficacy of BCG vaccine in the prevention of tuberculosis. Metaanalysis of the published literature. J Am Med Assoc 1994; 271: 698-702.
7. Park K. Tuberculosis. In: Park K, editor. Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine. 19th ed. Jabalpur: Banarasidas Bhanot; 2007. p. 149-156.
8. Kaur S, Faridi MMA, Agarwal KN. BCG vaccination reaction in low birth weight infants. Indian J Med Res 2002; 116: 64-69.
9. Aggarwal A. Tuberculin sensitivity and side effects following BCG vaccination at birth and at 1 month of age. MD Thesis. Delhi: Delhi University; 1993.
10. Kallmann FJ, Reinser D. Twin studies and the significance of genetic factors in tuberculosis. Am Rev Respir Dis 1943; 47: 549-574.
11. Comstock GW. Tuberculosis in twins: a re-analysis of the Prophit survey. Am Rev Respir Dis 1978; 117: 621-624.
12. Pouchot J, Grasland A, Collet C, Coste J, Esdaile JM, Vinceneux R. Reliability of tuberculin skin test measurement. Ann Intern Med 1997; 126: 210-214.
13. Thayyil-Sudhan S, Kumar A, Singh M, Paul VK, Deorari AK. Safety and effectiveness of BCG vaccination in preterm babies. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 1999; 81: 64-66.
14. Rani SH, Vijayalakshmi V, Sunil K, Lakshmi KA, Suman LG, Murthy KJ. Cell mediated immunity in children with scar-failure following BCG vaccination. Indian Pediatr 1998; 35: 123-127.
15. Sepulveda RL, Heiba IM, Navarrete C, Elston RC, Gonzalez B, Sorensen RU. Tuberculin reactivity after newborn BCG immunization in mono- and dizygotic twins. Tuber Lung Dis 1994; 75: 138-143.
16. Sepulveda RL, Heiba IM, King A, Gonzalez B, Elston RC, Sorensen RU. Evaluation of tuberculin reactivity in BCG immunized siblings. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1994; 149: 620-624.