BCG vaccination status of children with tuberculous meningitis and the use of unsupervised isoniazid prophylaxis

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dc.contributor.authorDonald, P. R.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan Zyl, L. E.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDe Villiers, J.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-18T14:59:32Z
dc.date.available2011-03-18T14:59:32Z
dc.date.issued1995-03
dc.descriptionCITATION: Donald, P.R., Van Zyl, L.E. & De Villiers, J. 1995. BCG vaccination status of children with tuberculous meningitis and the use of unsupervised isoniazid prophylaxis. S Afr Med J, 85(3):167-170.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.zaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: From 1985 to 1992, 193 children with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) with a median age of 26 months were admitted to the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Hospital. Of these children 143 (74%) were documented to have received BCG, either by reference to 'Road to Health' cards or by contact with local authority clinic staff. In a further 18 children a BCG scar was visible. Therefore at least 161 of the children (83%) had received BCG vaccination. As the Western Cape has also been shown to have the highest incidence of TBM in South Africa, there is concern that BCG as currently used does not have a significant protective effect against disseminated tuberculosis. Seventy-seven children (40%) were also reported to have a close household contact who had been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis within the previous 24 months. Only 17 of these children (22%), however, were prescribed prophylactic isoniazid and only 7 of these completed 3 months or more prophylaxis.en_ZA
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dc.format.extent4 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDonald, P.R., Van Zyl, L.E. & De Villiers, J. 1995. BCG vaccination status of children with tuberculous meningitis and the use of unsupervised isoniazid prophylaxis. S Afr Med J, 85(3):167-170.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7886
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights.holderSouth African Medical Journalen_ZA
dc.subjectBCG vaccinationen_ZA
dc.subjectTuberculosis -- Vaccinationen_ZA
dc.subjectIsoniaziden_ZA
dc.subjectMeningitis, Tuberculous -- Childrenen_ZA
dc.titleBCG vaccination status of children with tuberculous meningitis and the use of unsupervised isoniazid prophylaxisen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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