Adherence to Recommendations for Βacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination of High-risk Neonates in Greece
Maltezou HC, Magaziotou I, Tseroni M, Syrigonaki K, Syrogiannopoulos GA, Tsolia M, Roilides E, Theodoridou M, et al. (9 authors)
The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2022-07
Abstract
In 2016 a Βacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination policy targeting high-risk neonates for tuberculosis before discharge from maternity hospital was adopted in Greece. Vaccination rates were 38.2% in 2019 and 24.7% in 2020. Vaccination coverage varied by risk group (higher for neonates in close contact with an active noncompliant or multidrug-resistant tuberculosis case and lower for Roma and immigrant neonates).
MeSH terms
- Humans
- Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
- BCG Vaccine
- Vaccination
- Risk Factors
- Pregnancy
- Infant, Newborn
- Greece
- Female