PMID: 6973527Jul 2, 1981Paper

BCG vaccination and manifest tuberculosis

Fortschritte der Medizin
W Falk, E Hammer

Abstract

Due to the findings in 10 children with tuberculosis, which has been proved by cultural methods or animal test, it is advisable to take the following into consideration: The possibility of tuberculosis must be assumed for each BCG-vaccination child, that shows symptoms of disease of uncertain aetiology and that has had or might have had contact with a person with active tuberculosis. Among the diagnostic procedure proof and typing of the tubercle bacillus are considered to be most important.

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