Mycobacterium bovis Osteitis Following Immunization with Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in Korea.

Youn Young Choi Mi Seon Han Hoan-Jong Lee Ki-Wook Yun Chang Ho Shin Won Joon Yoo Tae-Joon Cho Jung-Eun Cheon Kyoung Un Park Eun-Hwa Choi

Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2018)

Highly suspecting BCG osteitis based on clinical manifestations is important for prompt management. A comprehensive national surveillance system is needed to understand the exact incidence of serious adverse reactions following BCG vaccination and establish safe vaccination policy in Korea.

Keyphrases

public health
healthcare
mycobacterium tuberculosis
risk factors
quality improvement
mental health
density functional theory
emergency department
electronic health record