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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Small randomized trial among low-birth-weight children receiving bacillus Calmette-Guéerin vaccination at first health center contact
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Volume 31, No. 3, Year 2012
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A total of 105 low-birth-weight children presenting for first vaccination were randomized to receive bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immediately or later (current practice). The mortality rate ratio for BCG was 0.17 (95% CI = 0.02-1.35) within 3 days of enrollment, 0.28 (0.06-1.37) in the first month, and 0.27 (0.07-0.98) after 2 months of age. The mortality rate ratio was 0.41 (0.14-1.18) (P = 0.098) in infancy. Administration of BCG vaccine at first contact may contribute to lower mortality. Copyright © 2012 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Biering-Sørensen, Sofie
Ghana, Accra
Indepth Network
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Serum Institut
Aaby, Peter
Ghana, Accra
Indepth Network
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Serum Institut
Napirna, Bitiguida Mutna
Guinea-bissau
Hospital Nacional Simão Mendes
Roth, Adam Edvin
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Serum Institut
Sweden, Lund
Lunds Universitet
Ravn, Henrik
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Serum Institut
Rodrigues, Amabélia
Ghana, Accra
Indepth Network
Whittle, Hilton C.
Gambia, Banjul
Medical Research Council Laboratories Gambia
Benn, Christine Stabell
Ghana, Accra
Indepth Network
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Serum Institut
Statistics
Citations: 230
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/INF.0b013e3182458289
ISSN:
08913668
e-ISSN:
15320987
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health