Adherence to Recommendations for Βacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination of High-risk Neonates in Greece
Helena C. Maltezou, Ioanna Magaziotou, Maria Tseroni, Katerina Syrigonaki, George A. Syrogiannopoulos, Μαρία Τσολιά, Emmanuel Roilides, Maria Theodoridou, et al. (9 authors)
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2022-06
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
- Vaccination
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Pediatrics
- Immigration