Author's response to reviews The benefits and risks of bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccination among infants at high risk for both Title: tuberculosis and severe combined immunodeficiency: assessment by Markov model Authors:
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The benefits and risks of bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccination among infants at high risk for both Title: tuberculosis and severe combined immunodeficiency: assessment by Markov model
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The benefits and risks of bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination among infants at high risk for both tuberculosis and severe combined immunodeficiency: assessment by Markov model
BACKGROUND Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is given to Canadian Aboriginal neonates in selected communities. Severe reactions and deaths associated with BCG have been reported among infants born with immunodeficiency syndromes. The main objective of this study was to estimate threshold values for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) incidence, above which BCG is associated with greater...
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