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Original Article
PPD Conversion Rate and Complications According to the Different Time of BCG Vaccination.
Kyung Hyo Kim, Seung Joo Lee, Keun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(5):487-490.   Published online May 31, 1987
BCG vaccination shortly after birth has shown to protect against tuberculosis in some studies. PPD conversion rate and complications were compared between 174 neonates who received BCG vaccine within 1 week after birth and 330 infants who received BCG vaccine at the 1 month of age. The results were as follows: 1) The PPD conversion rate was 20.11% in the neonates who received vaccine within...