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. 1992 Apr;67(4):530-1.
doi: 10.1136/adc.67.4.530.

Tuberculin skin reactivity four years after neonatal BCG vaccination

L P Ormerod  1 , J M Garnett
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Tuberculin skin reactivity four years after neonatal BCG vaccination

L P Ormerod et al. Arch Dis Child. 1992 Apr.

Abstract

Two hundred and sixty one of 279 (93.5%) children known to be tuberculin positive shortly after receiving their neonatal BCG vaccination were still tuberculin positive at age 4 years. The results confirm the continuing effectiveness of neonatal BCG at 4 years.

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