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How good is our neonatal BCG uptake? A snapshot in Grampian

Author(s) -

Sarah Shanks,

Susan J. Duthie

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdv091

Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , tuberculosis , pediatrics , epidemiology , environmental health , contact tracing , immunology , disease , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology

The Neonatal BCG Immunisation programme is a key part of tuberculosis (TB) control efforts in the UK; however, there is considerable variability in the method of delivery of the programme and monitoring of performance. This study aimed to review the extent to which infants at risk of exposure to TB are being identified in Grampian and to assess the uptake of BCG vaccination in eligible infants.

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