Efficacy of BCG vaccine in the prevention of tuberculosis: meta-analysis of the published literature
GA Colditz, TF Brewer, CS Berkey, ME Wilson… - Jama, 1994 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To quantify the efficacy of BCG vaccine against tuberculosis (TB). Data Sources.—
MEDLINE with index termsBCG vaccine, tuberculosis, andhuman. Experts from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, among others,
provided lists of all known studies. Study Selection.—A total of 1264 articles or abstracts
were reviewed for details on BCG vaccination, concurrent vaccinated and unvaccinated
groups, and TB outcome; 70 articles were reviewed in depth for method of vaccine allocation …
MEDLINE with index termsBCG vaccine, tuberculosis, andhuman. Experts from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, among others,
provided lists of all known studies. Study Selection.—A total of 1264 articles or abstracts
were reviewed for details on BCG vaccination, concurrent vaccinated and unvaccinated
groups, and TB outcome; 70 articles were reviewed in depth for method of vaccine allocation …