To BCG or not to BCG?. Preventing travel-associated tuberculosis in children

Vaccine

Volumn 26, Issue 47, 2008, Pages 5905-5910

  Ritz, Nicole ^a,b   Connell, Tom G ^a,b   Curtis, Nigel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

BCG; Travel; Tuberculosis; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 55049105068     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.08.061     Document Type: Article

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