Neonatal Bacille Calmette-Guérin Vaccination and Infections in the First Year of Life: The MIS BAIR Randomized Controlled Trial.
Nicole L MessinaLaure F PittetKaya GardinerBridget FreyneKate L FrancisChristel ZuffereyVeronica AbruzzoClare MorrisonKatrina J AllenKatie L FlanaganAnne-Louise PonsonbyRoy Robins-BrowneFrank ShannMike SouthPeter VuillerminSusan DonathDan CasalazNigel CurtisPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2022)
Based on the findings of this trial, there is insufficient evidence to support the use of neonatal BCG vaccination to prevent LRTI in the first year of life in high-income settings.