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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2020, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (8): 869-873.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2020.08.017

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Possible causes of infection after BCG vaccination

CHEN Ning, SUN Lin, SHEN A-dong, HE Qiu-shui*()   

  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Basic Medicine, Capital Medical University,Beijing 100069, China (*Foreign Professor, Work in Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Turku, Turku 20520, Finland)
  • Received:2020-06-07 Online:2020-08-10 Published:2020-08-10
  • Contact: HE Qiu-shui E-mail:qiuhe@utu.fi

Abstract:

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is an attenuated live bacterial vaccine used for prevention of tuberculosis. Although BCG is proven to be one of the safest vaccines, there are still some adverse reactions. The most severe complication is systemically disseminated BCG infection. Although incidence of BCG-related infections is low, the prognosis is poor and severe cases can be fatal. Therefore, strengthening the understanding of possible causes of BCG-related infections is important for improved BCG vaccination and clinical treatment of these infections.

Key words: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, BCG vaccine, Vaccination, Mycobacterium infections, Primary immunodeficiency disease, Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease