The immediate effects of BCG revaccination.

  • 1 January 1969
    • journal article
    • Vol. 41  (1) , 63-73
Abstract
Although revaccination with BCG has been practised for many years, the effects of this procedure have not been studied in detail. This paper gives some results from a study of the immediate effects of revaccination, i.e., the lesion developing at the site of injection and the tuberculin sensitivity present after a few months. The data indicate that both of these responses are slightly stronger after revaccination than after first-time vaccination.The data collected in the study have confirmed that the tuberculin test has serious limitations when used for selecting candidates for revaccination.