Global shortages of BCG vaccine and tuberculous meningitis in children

doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30474-1

. 2019 Jan;7(1):e28-e29.

doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30474-1.

Global shortages of BCG vaccine and tuberculous meningitis in children

K du Preez¹, J A Seddon², H S Schaaf³, A C Hesseling⁴, J R Starke⁵, M Osman⁴, C J Lombard⁶, R Solomons⁷

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¹ Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: karen_dupreez@sun.ac.za.
² Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; Academic Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London, UK.
³ Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; Tygerberg Hospital, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁴ Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
⁶ Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁷ Tygerberg Hospital, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.

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DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30474-1

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Global shortages of BCG vaccine and tuberculous meningitis in children

K du Preez et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jan.

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. 2019 Jan;7(1):e28-e29.

doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30474-1.

Authors

K du Preez¹, J A Seddon², H S Schaaf³, A C Hesseling⁴, J R Starke⁵, M Osman⁴, C J Lombard⁶, R Solomons⁷

Affiliations

¹ Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: karen_dupreez@sun.ac.za.
² Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; Academic Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London, UK.
³ Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; Tygerberg Hospital, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁴ Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
⁶ Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁷ Tygerberg Hospital, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.

PMID: 30554756
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30474-1

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