Prevention of infant eczema by neonatal bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination: The MIS BAIR randomized controlled trial.
Laure F PittetNicole L MessinaKaya GardinerBridget FreyneVeronica AbruzzoKate Louise FrancisClare MorrisonChristel ZuffereyPeter J VuillerminKatrina J AllenAnne-Louise PonsonbyRoy Robins-BrowneFrank ShannKatie L FlanaganRod PhillipsSusan DonathDan CasalazNigel CurtisPublished in: Allergy (2021)
There is insufficient evidence to recommend neonatal BCG vaccination in all infants for the prevention of eczema in the first year of life; however, a modest beneficial effect was observed among high-risk infants. A single dose of BCG-Denmark soon after birth could reduce the incidence of eczema in infants with two atopic parents.