[French paediatrician and general practitioner's survey about actual and future BCG use].
Within the context of future multipuncture withdrawal, we managed, in April 2005, a survey on BCG vaccine habits. During April 2005, 636 paediatricians and 192 GP took part in a survey about BCG, practices managed by InfoVac-France, InVS and AFPA. Most of physicians (73.6%) don't use Mantoux test before BCG vaccination in children less than 6 months old, and the Monovax is the most frequent vaccine used (93.7%). Less than 30% physicians are thinking to be ready to systematically vaccine children after prospected withdrawal of multipuncture vaccination, and almost 1 pediatrician of 5 and one GP of 7 don't want to vaccine anymore. In future, preferred option after Monovax withdrawal is to vaccinate with BCG only the high risk population for tuberculosis (59%). About 60% physicians think that parents could be opposed to intradermal immunization. More than 2/3 of physicians have not an assistant (except the parents) to contain the children during the intradermal injection (71.6%). It seems not acceptable for 2/3 of physicians to address their patients to colleagues or to specialized structures.
de La Rocque
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Association clinique et thérapeutique infantile du Val-de-Marne (Activ), 27, rue d'Inkermann, 94100 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France. activ@wanadoo.fr
Cohen
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Vie Le Sage
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Bocquet
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Boucherat
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Levy Bruhl
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D007271:Injections, Intradermal; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010821:Physicians, Family; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
D001500:BCG Vaccine