TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - BCG Vaccine
KW - Case-Control Studies
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Malawi
KW - Male
KW - Odds Ratio
AU - Baker D M
AU - Nguyen-Van-Tam J S
AU - Smith S J
AB - <p>This paper describes a matched case-control study to determine the efficacy of BCG vaccine in preventing the occurrence of leprosy in southern Malaŵi, a previously unstudied area. The BCG immunization rate amongst 145 individuals with leprosy was 44.8%, compared to 62.5% in 290 matched controls. The protective efficacy of BCG vaccine against leprosy in this region was estimated to be 63.6%; smallpox immunization had no effect. These findings support the view that BCG vaccine should be considered as a control measure in areas where leprosy is endemic.</p>
BT - Epidemiology and infection
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8348929?dopt=Abstract
CN - BAKER1993
DA - 1993 Aug
DO - 10.1017/s0950268800056636
IS - 1
J2 - Epidemiol. Infect.
LA - eng
N2 - <p>This paper describes a matched case-control study to determine the efficacy of BCG vaccine in preventing the occurrence of leprosy in southern Malaŵi, a previously unstudied area. The BCG immunization rate amongst 145 individuals with leprosy was 44.8%, compared to 62.5% in 290 matched controls. The protective efficacy of BCG vaccine against leprosy in this region was estimated to be 63.6%; smallpox immunization had no effect. These findings support the view that BCG vaccine should be considered as a control measure in areas where leprosy is endemic.</p>
PY - 1993
SP - 21
EP - 5
T2 - Epidemiology and infection
TI - Protective efficacy of BCG vaccine against leprosy in southern Malaŵi.
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2271193/pdf/epidinfect00040-0030.pdf
VL - 111
SN - 0950-2688
ER -