Probable disseminated BCG infection in a 10-month-old child after BCG vaccination
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Post-Vaccination disseminated BCG infection in an 8-month-old infant
Background: Disseminated bacilli calmette-Guerin (BCG) infection after inoculation with live vaccine is considered to result from impaired immunity of the child. However, half of the cases are regarded as idiopathic because no well-defined immunodeficiency condition can account for the infection. Case report: An 8-month-old male infant was admitted with an ulcer on his left arm at the site ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2164-5515,2164-554X
DOI: 10.4161/hv.28913