Comparative trial of administration of half (0.05 mg) and quarter (0.025 mg) dose of intradermal Pasteur BCG on 291 infants from birth to 1 year in French Guyana.
Vaccine
; 9(7): 521-4, 1991 Jul.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1897307
ABSTRACT
The study concerns 291 newborns and infants aged 0 to 1 year placed randomly in two groups which respectively received 0.025 and 0.05 mg Pasteur BCG by intradermal injection, between 1 December 1988 and 28 February 1989. This random test aimed to determine if the administration of one quarter dose (0.025 mg) of intradermal BCG conferred immunity comparable to that of one half (0.05 mg) while diminishing the risk of complications, in particular suppurative adenopathy, in infants of ages 0-1 year. Statistical analysis of the results showed that the 0.025 mg dose of intradermal BCG entails an immunoresponse as satisfactory as that entailed by the 0.05 mg dose, while the rate of suppurative adenitis is significantly higher in the group that received the 0.05 mg dose. It is therefore well justified to recommend a dose of 0.025 mg of intradermal Pasteur BCG for infants aged 1 year and less.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vacina BCG
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Caribe ingles
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Guyana
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article