All issues > Volume 30(5); 1987

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1987;30(5):487-490. Published online May 31, 1987.

PPD Conversion Rate and Complications According to the Different Time of BCG Vaccination.

Kyung Hyo Kim¹, Seung Joo Lee¹, Keun Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans Univeristy

Abstract

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 1 week of age, and 29.09% at 1 month of age (p<0.05). 2) The complications of BCG vaccine such as BCGitis, BCG lymphadenitis and lymph node abscess were noted in 5 cases. There was no significant difference between the neonates who received vaccine within 1 week after birth and the infants who received vaccine at 1 month of age (p>0.05).

Keywords :BCG vaccine; PPD conversion rate; Neonate.