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- Title
Why not vaccinate against tuberculosis?
- Authors
Smith, Donald W.; Smith, D W
- Abstract
Whether to use Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination as a means of tuberculosis control in high-risk populations in the United States is controversial. The most frequently cited arguments for not using BCG in these groups include: the problem is not of sufficient magnitude: the vaccine is not effective: the vaccine is not safe; and the attendant tuberculin conversion destroys the effectiveness of the tuberculin test as a case-finding tool. The validity of these arguments is challenged, and it is concluded that BCG vaccination should be recommended for high-risk groups in the United States.
- Subjects
UNITED States; TUBERCULOSIS vaccines; VACCINES; BACILLUS (Bacteria); TUBERCULIN; BCG vaccines; TUBERCULOSIS prevention; TUBERCULIN test
- Publication
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1970, Vol 72, Issue 3, p419
- ISSN
0003-4819
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-72-3-419