BCG vaccination

Selective active immunization against mumps Same as for BCG vaccine 0.5 ml. 9C (total volume of reconstituted vaccine)... 

Active immunization against Same as for BCG vaccine 0.5 mLSC... 

Active immunizations for the poliovirus Same as for BCG vaccine Three doses of 0.5 mL SC at 2 months, 4 months, and 12-15 months chidren receive a booster dose before entering school... 

Active immunization against the specific influenza virus strains contained in the formulation Same as for BCG vaccine One or two doses of 0.25-0.5 mL IM... 

For active immunization against Japanese encephalitis for individuals older than 1 year Same as for BCG vaccine Three doses given to adults and children > 3 years 1 mLSC on days 0, 7, and 30 children 1-3 years 0.5 mLSC on days 0, 7, and 30... 

BCG vaccine—Bacille bilie de Calmette-Guerin vaccine Bi—bismuth... 

Currently available live vaccines include measles, mumps, polio, rubella, vaccinia (smallpox), varicella (chickenpox), and yellow fever. All of these are made from viruses. There are two live bacterial vaccines 1) Bacillus of Calmette and Guerin (BCG) vaccine for tuberculosis and 2) oral typhoid. 

Every mL of BCG vaccine contains greater than or equal to 8 million to less than or equal to 26 million colony forming units (CFU) upon reconstitution. Calculate the number of CFUs injected for the usual 0.05 mL intradermal dose recommended for infants under 3 months of age. 

The BCG vaccine has an average of 17 million colony forming units... 

The polio vaccine is administered in three doses at 1-month intervals, starting from the age of 2 months. The pertussis vaccine is given in combination v/ith the diphtheria and tetanus vaccines as a 3-in-l vaccine, the DTP vaccine. The DTP vaccine follows the schedule of the polio vaccine, so at 2 months, the DTP and the polio vaccine are given. Both are repeated at 3 months of age and at 4 months of age. In areas where the incidence of tuberculosis is not greater than 40 per 100 000, the BCG vaccine is not usually recommended for infants of 0-6 months. 

BCG vaccine (Bacillus Live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium Active immunization against... 

Any changes in the immunological status of personnel, which could adversely affect the quality of the product, should preclude work in the production area. Production of BCG vaccine and tuberculin products should be restricted to staff who are carefully monitored by regular checks or immunological status or chest X-ray. 

In principle, dedicated facilities should be used for the production of BCG vaccine and for the handling of live organisms used in production of tuberculin products. 

The drug is injected into the skin raising a bleb. This route is employed for vaccination e.g. BCG vaccine and for testing the sensitivity e.g. penicillin injection. 

Scientifically this may have had some unforeseen effects in the fact that each national laboratory began to grow the vaccine under different cultural conditions from those laid down by the originators. The net result was that a number of different BCG vaccines, each identified by its country of origin, began to appear and, with hindsight, these different cultural procedures resulted in vaccines with different potencies. 

Dr. Rosenthal was aware of this and, in fact, by 1950 had developed his own BCG vaccine which he claimed was more potent than most of the other brands then available. To show his gratitude he named the improved vaccine after his mentor and it is still known as the Tice strain BCG. In all fairness, in many tests undertaken since that time the Tice vaccine has usually been demonstrated to be superior to... 

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