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Rates of adverse reactions to first and second doses of BCG vaccination: results of a large community trial in Brazilian schoolchildren.

Inês Dourado, Marcos Ríos, Susan Martins Pereira, Sérgio Souza da Cunha, Maria Yuri Ichihara, J C L Goes, Laura C. Rodrigues, Ana Luiza Bierrenbach, Maurício L. Barreto

PubMed · 2003 · 52 citations · 5 references

Abstract

Adverse reactions to a second dose of BCG may be more frequent than reactions to a first dose, but they are still rare events.

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BCG complication-Estimates of the risks among vaccinated subjects and statistical analysis of their main characteristics

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Intradermal BCG vaccination complications— Analysis of 51 cases

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Sensitivity and specificity of BCG scar reading in Brazil.

Susan Martins Pereira, Inês Dourado, Maurício L. Barreto et al. · PubMed · 2001 · 40 citations

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Design of the Brazilian BCG-REVAC trial against tuberculosis

Maurício L. Barreto, Laura C. Rodrigues, Sérgio Souza da Cunha et al. · Controlled Clinical Trials · 2002 · 31 citations

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