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Bacille Calmette-Guerin-vaccination kan muligvis saenke den generelle sygelighed hos börn
Engelsk titel: The bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine may reduce the general child morbidity Läs online Författare: Thöstesen, Lisbeth Marianne ; Nissen, Thomas Nörrelykke ; Birk, Nina Marie ; Pihl, Gitte ; Kjaergaard, Jesper ; Stensballe, Lone Graff Språk: Dan Antal referenser: 30 Dokumenttyp: Översikt UI-nummer: 14057932

Tidskrift

Ugeskrift for Laeger 2014;176(9)829-33 ISSN 0041-5782 E-ISSN 1603-6824 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

For almost 100 years the bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine has been the primary prophylaxis of tuberculosis (TB). Recent studies suggest that reintroduction of the vaccine might be beneficial from a general child health perspective. Studies from West-Africa report that BCG vaccination at birth reduces child mortality and morbidity. We recently started "The Calmette Study" in Denmark to conduct a randomised clinical trial and collect firm evidence of the suggested hypothesis, that BCG vaccination at birth has beneficial unspecific effect on child health also in a high-income TB low-incidence country.