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An increase in the number of cases of tuberculosis, especially in children, has been observed recently. Post-vaccination conversion rate in babies immunised with BCG was assessed. Sensitization was detected as early as 4 weeks after BCG inoculation. Although 84.2% had physical evidence of BCG inoculation only 69.8% had developed detectable sensitization to the tubercle bacilli as shown by the Mantoux test.
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Odujinrin, O.M.T., Ogunmekan, D.A. Assessment of post-vaccination tubercljltn sensitivity in Lagos - Nigeria. Eur J Epidemiol 8, 128–131 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03334987
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03334987