Assessment of bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine reaction in HIV-exposed Thai infants

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Oct 15;45(8):1016-8. doi: 10.1086/521929. Epub 2007 Sep 14.

Abstract

We evaluated local reactions at 1, 2, and 4 months of age to bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine given at birth to 1058 infants who were exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). No scar was discernible in 12 (12.4%) of 97 HIV-infected infants and 20 (2.1%) of 961 uninfected infants (relative risk, 5.9; 95% confidence interval, 3.0-11.8). This difference may reflect poorer immunogenicity in HIV-infected infants.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Cicatrix / immunology
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Mycobacterium bovis / immunology*
  • Thailand
  • Tuberculosis / prevention & control*