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[Post-vaccination complications during administration of BCG and BCG-M in children of Krasnodar]
Aim:
Analysis of frequency and reasons of complications after BCG vaccination in 2008 - 2012 in Krasnodar Region for improvement of prevention measures.
Materials And Methods:
Data on frequency and structure of post-vaccination complications during vaccination against tuberculosis of Centre of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Krasnodar Region and Regional Tuberculosis Hospital in 2008 - 2012 were used. Reasons of the complications were analyzed.
Results:
During the observation period 16 complications related to immunization with tuberculosis vaccine were noted with frequency index of 5.1 - 40.4 per 100 000 immunized newborns and a tendency of decrease from 2008 to 2012. In the structure of complications cold abscesses (37.5%), lymphadenitis (31.25%) and ostitis (31.25%) occurred at a similar frequency.
Conclusion:
Predominance of cold abscesses in the structure of post-vaccination complications indicates violations in vaccination technologies in maternity hospitals and children's clinics in Krasnodar city, and late periods of post-vaccination ostitis diagnostics - a decrease of epidemiologic awareness of general medical network physicians regarding BCG-vaccination complications, that requires enhancement of immunization control and requalification of personnel carrying it out.
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