Some side effects may occur up to 5 months after you receive BCG vaccine. These side effects may also last for several weeks. This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. Before receiving this vaccine, tell the doctor about all other vaccines you have received in the past 30 days.
This list is not complete. Other drugs may affect BCG vaccine, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible drug interactions are listed here. Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about this vaccine.
Additional information is available from your local health department or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided by Cerner Multum, Inc.
Drug information contained herein may be time sensitive. Multum information has been compiled for use by healthcare practitioners and consumers in the United States and therefore Multum does not warrant that uses outside of the United States are appropriate, unless specifically indicated otherwise.
Multum's drug information does not endorse drugs, diagnose patients or recommend therapy. The absence of a warning for a given drug or drug combination in no way should be construed to indicate that the drug or drug combination is safe, effective or appropriate for any given patient.
Multum does not assume any responsibility for any aspect of healthcare administered with the aid of information Multum provides.
The information contained herein is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, warnings, drug interactions, allergic reactions, or adverse effects. If you have questions about the drugs you are taking, check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist. This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated, disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use.
Learn how we develop our content. In addition, persons in the following high-risk groups should be considered for treatment of LTBI if their reaction to the TST is at least 10 mm of induration or they have a positive result using a TB blood test:. Persons with no known risk factors for TB may be considered for treatment of LTBI if their reaction to the tuberculin test is at least 15 mm of induration or they have a positive result using a TB blood test.
Targeted skin testing programs should only be conducted among high-risk groups. All testing activities should be accompanied by a plan for follow-up care for persons with TB infection or disease.
Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link. Tuberculosis TB. Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. Fact Sheets. Minus Related Pages. Recommendations Children. BCG vaccination should only be considered for children who have a negative tuberculin skin test and who are continually exposed, and cannot be separated from, adults who Are untreated or ineffectively treated for TB disease if the child cannot be given long-term treatment for infection ; or Have TB caused by strains resistant to isoniazid and rifampin.
BCG vaccination of health care workers should be considered on an individual basis in settings in which A high percentage of TB patients are infected with M. Is the vaccine safe? In most circumstances the vaccine is safe. As with any vaccination, BCG can result in severe adverse reactions and you should discuss this with the nurse before vaccination.
Are there any side effects? BCG vaccination reduces the risk of tuberculosis in people who are not already infected with TB. The vaccine does not always prevent disease. Protection against TB will only start weeks after the vaccination has been given and lasts for about 10 years.
Revaccination is not recommended. BCG vaccination is not recommended for adults Who could be vaccinated? For country specific incidence rates see the World Health Organisation TB country profile website external site.
Newborn children of migrants who have arrived from countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis see definition above in the last 5 years, or newborn children who have household contact with people who have arrived from a high incidence country in the last 5 years. Newborn children of parents with Leprosy or a family history of Leprosy.
Children less than 6 years old who have not previously been vaccinated with BCG and are household contacts of newly diagnosed Leprosy case. Infants with a body mass below 2,g.
0コメント