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Case series evaluation of BCG vaccine efficacy against tubercular meningitis in children in Delhi.

Abstract
Tubercular meningitis (TBM) is a very serious disease of childhood. BCG vaccination under Universal Immunisation Programme is the only available way of preventing this disease. The present series using case-control method, evaluated efficacy of BCG against TBM in children to be 57 per cent. Suggestion has been made to initiate TBM surveillance in children and conduct multicentric prospective case-control study of similar type.
AuthorsJ Bhattacharjee, R S Sharma, J Singh, K K Datta, T Verghese
JournalThe Journal of communicable diseases (J Commun Dis) Vol. 25 Issue 2 Pg. 71-4 (Jun 1993) ISSN: 0019-5138 [Print] India
PMID8021430 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • BCG Vaccine
Topics
  • BCG Vaccine
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India (epidemiology)
  • Male
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care (statistics & numerical data)
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal (epidemiology, mortality, prevention & control)
  • Urban Health

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