Randomized Trial of BCG Vaccination at Birth to Low-Birth-Weight Children: Beneficial Nonspecific Effects in the Neonatal Period?

Aaby, Peter; Roth, Adam; Ravn, Henrik; Mutna Napirna, Bitiguida; Rodrigues, Amabélia; Maria Lisse, Ida; Graff Stensballe, Lone; Rode Diness, Birgitte; Rokkedal Lausch, Karen; Lund, Najaaraq; Biering‐Sørensen, Sofie; Whittle, Hilton; Stabell Benn, Christine

doi:10.1093/infdis/jir240

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Randomized Trial of BCG Vaccination at Birth to Low-Birth-Weight Children: Beneficial Nonspecific Effects in the Neonatal Period?

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • Jun 15, 2011

Authors:

Peter Aaby

Adam Roth

Henrik Ravn

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Observational studies have suggested that BCG may have nonspecific beneficial effects on survival. Low-birth-weight (LBW) children are not given BCG at birth in Guinea-Bissau; we conducted a randomized trial of BCG at birth (early BCG) vs delayed BCG. METHODS: In the period 2004-2008 we ...

Subject

Vaccination

Medicine

Randomized controlled trial

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