Overdose and intramuscular administration of Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine in a 2-month-old infant

Yasoz G., Belet N., Sensoy G.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.56, no.6, pp.669-672, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.669-672
  • Keywords: infant, overdose and intramuscular BCG vaccine, BCG VACCINE
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is used against tuberculosis. According to the vaccination program in Turkey, DaBT-Hib-IPV (diphtheria-pertussis [acellular]-tetanus-haemophilus influenza type b-inactive polio vaccine), PVC13 (pneumoccocal conjugate vaccine) and BCG vaccines are given simultaneously to all 2-months-old infants, using different administration techniques. We report a 2-month-old infant who received an overdose and intramuscular BCG vaccine instead of DaBT-Hib-IPV. The patient was treated with isoniazid for six months and developed no complications during a one-year follow-up period.