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[BCG vaccination].

W Stögmann1

  • 1Gottfried v. Preyer'schen Kinderspital der Sadt Wien.

Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
|January 1, 1991
PubMed
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Tuberculosis incidence in Austria has decreased significantly, making routine newborn BCG vaccinations riskier than infection. Complications like severe lymphadenitis led to the cessation of routine vaccinations in 1990.

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Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Public Health
  • Pediatrics

Context:

  • Tuberculosis (TB) incidence has dramatically decreased in Austria over the past two decades.
  • The declining risk of TB infection has shifted the risk-benefit analysis of routine Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinations in newborns.
  • This epidemiological shift necessitates a re-evaluation of public health vaccination strategies.

Purpose:

  • To analyze the changing risk-benefit profile of routine BCG vaccination in Austria.
  • To document the complications associated with BCG vaccination, including severe local reactions (purulent BCG-lymphadenitis), BCG-osteomyelitis, and BCG-sepsis.
  • To inform policy changes regarding BCG vaccination recommendations.

Summary:

  • The declining incidence of tuberculosis in Austria has rendered routine newborn BCG vaccinations potentially more hazardous than the risk of TB infection.

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  • Specific BCG vaccine types, such as the BCG-Pasteur Intradermal P-Vaccine, were associated with significantly higher rates of purulent lymphadenitis (7.5%) compared to standard vaccines (0.3%).
  • Consequently, routine BCG vaccinations for newborns in Austria were discontinued on January 1st, 1990, with vaccinations now recommended only for specific high-risk indications.

    • Impact:

    • Led to the prohibition of specific high-reactogenic BCG vaccine strains.
    • Resulted in the cessation of routine newborn BCG vaccinations in Austria since 1990.
    • Shifted BCG vaccination policy towards targeted application based on individual Tbc-infection risk assessment.