Abstract Background Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) reactions are the most common cause
of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in HIV-positive infants who initiate …

Although vaccination with Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is considered safe, adverse
regional (BCG-itis) and disseminated (BCG-osis) diseases preferentially occur in the …

The evidence behind the World Health Organization guidelines that BCG vaccination should
not be used in HIV-infected children is compelling. We report three cases of severe BCG …

The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a recognized complication
associated with opportunistic infections occurring in HIV-infected individuals after the …

In an observational study, three HIV-infected infants received BCG vaccination [dosage not
stated] during the first month after birth, and subsequently developed localised BCG-related …

Reported here is the case series of six infants presenting with immune reconstitution
syndrome following the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ARV). The infants had no BCG …

The infants, who had perinatally acquired HIV infections, were vaccinated with BCG vaccine
[route and dosage not stated] at or shortly after birth and were receiving HAART with …

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In HIV-infected infants, bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) may cause severe local, regional or
distant/disseminated disease and in those starting ART, immune reconstitution inflammatory …

SETTING: Two centres in Soweto and Cape Town, South Africa. OBJECTIVE: To assess the
effects of timing of initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) and other factors on the risk of …