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.
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Learn how we develop our content. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated. 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.
Contraindications Immunosuppression. Persons in the following high-risk groups should be given treatment for LTBI if their reaction to the TST is at least 5 mm of induration or they have a positive result using a TB blood test: HIV-infected persons Recent contacts to a TB case Persons with fibrotic changes on chest radiograph consistent with old TB Patients with organ transplants Persons who are immunosuppressed for other reasons e. Additional Information CDC.
MMWR ; 47 No. MMWR ; 45 No. MMWR ; 59 No. The protection from the BCG vaccine can last up to 15 years. Why is TB still a problem? This has turned out to be difficult because: much of the initial improvement in TB rates in more developed countries was related to improvements in housing, nutrition and access to treatment, but these issues are still present in many countries that are less developed several strains of TB bacteria have developed resistance to 1 or more anti-TB medicines, making them much harder to treat the BCG vaccination is effective against severe forms of the disease, such as TB meningitis in children, but it's not as effective against TB affecting the lungs in adults, so the impact of BCG vaccination on the spread of TB is limited the global epidemic of HIV that began in the s has led to a corresponding epidemic of TB cases because HIV weakens a person's immune system, making them more likely to develop TB and other infections the rapid growth of international travel has helped the infection to spread How common is TB in the UK?
Is TB contagious? TB cannot be spread through touch or sharing cutlery, bedding or clothes. I have an allergy. Could anything in the BCG vaccine trigger that allergy? The BCG vaccine is safe for: people who are allergic to latex a type of rubber people who are allergic to penicillin people who are allergic to dairy products, eggs or nuts But if you have any concerns, talk to a midwife, health visitor, GP or practice nurse before going ahead with vaccination.
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