Comparison of BCG vaccination at birth and at third month of life.

Comparison of BCG vaccination at birth and at third month of life.

Tuberculosis is an important health problem in developing countries and the BCG vaccine plays an important part in preventing the disease. There are different reports about the preventive value of BCG. Some of them claim that it is satisfactory while others suggest that it provides little protection. There are also varying ideas about the optimum time to vaccinate babies, some studies suggestin...

Evalution of Tuberculin Skin Test Four Months after BCG Vaccination at Birth

The Relationship between Dietary Diversity at Third Trimester of Pregnancy and Newborns\' Anthropometric Indices at Birth

Background: Due to the importance of nutrition during pregnancy and its role in future generations' health, the study tried to determine dietary diversity and its relationship with newborns' anthropometric indices at birth. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 400 pregnant women (28-40 weeks of pregnancy) whom were referred to the health centers in Zahedan were studied in 2016. To assess the...

BCG Evidence to Recommendation Framework Table 1 BCG vaccination at birth vs. at 6 weeks

Tuberculin response in preterm infants after BCG vaccination at birth.

A total of 101 preterm infants between 26 and 37 weeks' gestation who received BCG vaccination at birth were evaluated between two and four months after vaccination. Altogether 32% of these infants had no visible BCG scar. All infants were then tested with tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) but only 70 returned for the test to be read 48-72 hours later. The test was negative in 22 (31...