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Molecular confirmation of Bacillus Calmette Guerin vaccine related adverse events among Saudi Arabian children.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Al-Hajoj Sahal, Memish Ziad, Abuljadayel Naila, AlHakeem Raafat, AlRabiah Fahad, Varghese Bright
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) is the only available vaccine for tuberculosis (TB). Low grade complications in healthy recipients and disseminated vaccine associated complications among immuno-suppressed individuals were noticed globally after administration. Recently a series of clinically suspected BCG associated suppurative and non-suppurative lymphadenitis cases were reported from different...
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