title: Adverse effects of BCG vaccine 1173 P2 in Iran: A meta-analysis.
abstract: Although in the last two decades the World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced tuberculosis as "a threat to global", the vaccination with the Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is the only way for the prevention of this fatal infectious disease. Despite of the efficacy of BCG vaccine especially against infants' meningitis, it has still some limitations due to a variety of adverse effects. Many studies have evaluated the side effects of different strains of BCG vaccines in different countries. In Iran, some studies have been done so far to evaluate the adverse effects of 1173 P2 strain which is used for BCG vaccination. Each of these studies have used different standardization and sampling methods. This review will survey all studies that have been published about adverse effects of 1173 P2 strain of BCG vaccine in Iran using data mining methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Saied
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mostaan
authors.affiliation: Department of BCG, Production and Research Complex, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Bahador
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yazdanpanah
authors.affiliation: Department of BCG, Production and Research Complex, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Rasool
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moukhah
authors.affiliation: Department of BCG, Production and Research Complex, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Hozouri
authors.affiliation: Department of BCG, Production and Research Complex, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Manouchehr
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rostami
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khorashadizadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Medical School, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zerehsaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Medical School, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ramin Pirhajati
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mahabadi
authors.affiliation: Technical Office, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Arya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saadi
authors.affiliation: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khanahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pooya
keywords: 1173P2; Bacillus calmette-guerin; safety; side effects