Surgical complications of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infection in HIV-infected children: time for a change in policy.

Abstract

The risks of BCG in HIV-infected infants are significant. Current recommendations are not satisfactory, and a change in policy is required to prevent the harmful effects of this vaccine in a high-risk group of patients. We believe that there is sufficient need to adequately stratify patients and vaccinate them according to a protocol that takes impaired immunity into consideration.