[Study on BCG vaccination and incidence of children's tuberculous meningitis in Liaoning province].
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of BCG vaccination on the incidence of tuberculous meningitis in children. A retrospective review was undertaken to find out vaccination rate of BCG and positive conversion mantoux rate in newborn infants. The results obtained were as follow: in 1980, vaccination rate was 51.61%, and the positive conversion Mantoux rate was 87.86%; in 1988 vaccination rate was 96.06%, and the positive conversion Mantoux rate was 94.92%. With the increase vaccination rate of BCG the incidence of tuberculous meningitis in children have decreased: in 1980 it was 3.27/100000; in 1988 it was 0.95/100000. The annual average incidence rate decreased by 14.28%.
Liaoning Provincial Antitubeculusis Institute, Shenyang.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
D001500:BCG Vaccine