The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis (TB). [9] It is named after its inventors Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin. [10] [11] In …

BCG vaccine is not given with a needle and syringe, as most other vaccines are. Instead, the BCG vaccine is a liquid placed directly onto the skin of your upper arm. Then a multi-pronged …

2011年3月3日 · TB prevention and control would benefit from an improved method of BCG vaccination that simplifies logistics and eliminates dangers posed by hypodermic needles …

The BCG technique is specialised and the person giving the BCG vaccine requires specific training and assessment. The skin should be stretched between the thumb and forefinger of …

To administer the BCG vaccine: a short narrow needle (15 mm, 26 gauge) is used; the needle should be introduced just under the skin over the left deltoid area; the syringe should be held …

2025年3月1日 · In this study, we aimed to develop a painless intradermal inoculation method using BCG-coated MN patches (referred to as BCG-MN vaccine) for single-dose TB …

The BCG vaccine helps protect against an infection called tuberculosis (TB). TB mainly affects the lungs, but can affect other parts of the body. It can become very serious if not treated.

2024年8月8日 · BCG Vaccine AJV should be administered with a syringe of 1 ml subgraduated into hundredths of ml (1/100 ml) fitted with a short bevel needle (25G/0.50 mm or 26G/0.45 …

Select a sterile 0.1 ml syringe with a 26 gauge needle (Figure 4.12) and draw 0.05 ml of the reconstituted BCG vaccine into the syringe. Hold the syringe with the needle pointing upwards …

BCG vaccine is currently administered intradermally to newborns or neonates using a hypodermic needle. It requires skilled healthcare professionals and it is often unreliable [8–10].