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  • Title: Adverse reaction to Bacille-Calmette-Guérin vaccine in a HIV positive healthcare worker.
    Author: Garvey JF, Gueret P, McDonnell TJ.
    Journal: Ir J Med Sci; 2007 Sep; 176(3):237-8. PubMed ID: 17701437.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The Bacille-Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is used in Mycobacterium tuberculosis prophylaxis in at risk tuberculin-negative healthcare workers. Its use is contraindicated however in individuals with HIV infection. AIMS: We herein highlight the case of a healthcare worker who developed a localised reaction at a BCG vaccination site and who was subsequently found to be HIV positive. CONCLUSION: This case emphasises the importance of eliciting risk factors for immunocompromise in individuals for whom BCG vaccination is being considered.
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