Abstract Background In Brazil, in 1925, the Moreau strain was introduced, and since its
implementation, it has been the routine vaccine for health services. Since 2013, many …

Background Studies in low-income countries have shown that among Bacille Calmette-
Guérin (BCG) vaccinated children, those who develop a BCG-scar have significantly better …

Background: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is considered to be one of the most
crucial vaccines for the immunity of Tuberculosis (TB) in the pandemic and endemic areas …

Abstract Background The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) against tuberculosis is
administered intradermally, and vaccination is often followed by a scar at the injection site …

Background Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) scar formation is considered a visual marker of
vaccination and cell-mediated immune response. This study characterized the association …

Abstract Background Different Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine strains may have
different non-specific effects. We assessed the effect of two BCG strains (Danish and …

Introduction BCG is the only licensed vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) and, in Brazil,
comprises part of the recommended vaccine schedule within the first month of life. Due to a …

The purpose of this study was to compare the delayed response to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
(BCG) immunization in preterm infants 31.4 to 34.6 weeks of age with full-terms infants by …

ABSTRACT Background: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination may have beneficial
non-specific effects on child survival, the effects being stronger for children developing a …

Through this study, we aimed to determine the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination
uptake by scar formation rate following newborn BCG vaccinations and tuberculin …