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Early BCG-Denmark and Neonatal Mortality Among Infants Weighing <2500 g: A Randomized Controlled Trial

S. Biering-Sørensen, P. Aaby, N. Lund, I. Monteiro, K. Jensen, H. Eriksen, F. Schaltz-Buchholzer, Anne Sofie Pinstrup Jørgensen et al.

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2017

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Abstract

Summary We conducted the present trial to test whether early BCG-Denmark reduces mortality rate in low-weight (LW) neonates. We found that early administration of BCG-Denmark in LW infants is associated with major reductions in mortality rate.

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