Volume 15, Number 9—September 2009
Letter
Tokyo-172 BCG Vaccination Complications, Taiwan
Ruwen Jou
, Wei-Lun Huang, and Wei-Ju Su
, Wei-Lun Huang, and Wei-Ju Su
Table
Characteristics Mycobacterium bovis BCG complication cases, Taiwan, 2005–2007*
| Patient no. | Sex/age at diagnosis, y | Year reported | Specimen | Diagnosis and site of involvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F/2 | 2005 | Biopsy sample | BCG osteitis/osteomyelitis, right ankle |
| 2 | M/1 | 2005 | Bacterial isolate | Subcutaneous abscess, left anterior chest wall |
| 3 | M/2 | 2005 | Bacterial isolate | Severe combined immunodeficiency, disseminated BCGitis |
| 4 | M/9 | 2005 | Bacterial isolate | Suppurative lymphadenitis |
| 5 | F/1 | 2005 | Bacterial isolate | Injection-site abscess |
| 6 | M/1 | 2005 | Biopsy sample | Suppurative lymphadenitis |
| 7 | M/2 | 2006 | Bacterial isolate | BCG osteitis/osteomyelitis, right distal femoris |
| 8 | M/2 | 2006 | Bacterial isolate | BCG osteitis/osteomyelitis |
| 9 | F/1 | 2006 | Bacterial isolate | BCG osteitis/osteomyelitis, left distal femoris |
| 10 | F/1 | 2006 | Bacterial isolate | BCG osteitis/osteomyelitis, left distal radius |
| 11 | F/2 | 2007 | Bacterial isolate | BCG osteitis/osteomyelitis, right knee |
| 12 | M/1 | 2007 | Bacterial isolate | Subcutaneous abscess, left wrist |
| 13 | M/2 | 2007 | Biopsy sample | BCG osteitis/osteomyelitis, right ankle |
| 14 | F/1 | 2007 | Bacterial isolate | Suppurative lymphadentitis |
| 15 | M/2 | 2007 | Bacterial isolate | BCG osteitis/osteomyelitis, left proximal tibia |
*BCGitis, disseminated BCG infection.
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