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*BCG vaccination is recommended for every infant that lives in a highly endemic area of TB or has a high risk of exposure to TB. | *BCG vaccination is recommended for every infant that lives in a highly endemic area of TB or has a high risk of exposure to TB. <ref name="WHO TB Children"> {{cite web |url=http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/112360/1/9789241548748_eng.pdf| title=WHO Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children, 2014}} </ref> | ||
*The administration of the vaccine protects against severe types of tuberculosis, such as [[miliary TB|miliary]] or [[tuberculous meningitis|meningeal tuberculosis]]. | *The administration of the vaccine protects against severe types of tuberculosis, such as [[miliary TB|miliary]] or [[tuberculous meningitis|meningeal tuberculosis]]. | ||
*BCG vaccine is not recommended for children with HIV infection. | *BCG vaccine is not recommended for children with HIV infection, however, children with unknown HIV status and born to HIV positive women, should be vaccinated. <ref name="WHO TB Children"> {{cite web |url=http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/112360/1/9789241548748_eng.pdf| title=WHO Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children, 2014}} </ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]
Overview
Primary Prevention
BCG Vaccine
- BCG vaccination is recommended for every infant that lives in a highly endemic area of TB or has a high risk of exposure to TB. [1]
- The administration of the vaccine protects against severe types of tuberculosis, such as miliary or meningeal tuberculosis.
- BCG vaccine is not recommended for children with HIV infection, however, children with unknown HIV status and born to HIV positive women, should be vaccinated. [1]