Disseminated BCG infection.

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  • K Chugh
چکیده

Disseminated Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) infection after innoculation of live vaccine is considered to result from impaired immunity. However, in half of the cases, regarded as idiopathic, no well-defined immunodeficiency condition can account for the infection. The objective of this study was to report the prevalence, clinical features, associated infections, and outcome of children with idiopathic disseminated BCG infection.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian pediatrics

دوره 34 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1997