Scar Formation and Tuberculin Skin Test Response After Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccination: Does Prematurity or Low Birth Weight Have an Impact?

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Cebeci S. O., Kavuncuoglu S., TÜREL Ö., Aldemir E. Y., Kazanci S. Y.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.27, no.2, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 27 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2017
• Doi Number: 10.5812/ijp.4932
• Journal Name: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: The present studyaimed at evaluating factors affecting scar formation and tuberculin skin test (TST) response in Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccinated infants.