BCG vaccination for contacts of people with active TB
Last reviewed 01/2018
BCG vaccination for contacts of people with active TB
Offer BCG vaccination to Mantoux- (or interferon-gamma release assay-) negative contacts of people with pulmonary and laryngeal TB if they:
- have not been vaccinated previously (that is, there is no adequate documentation
or a BCG scar)
- and
- are aged 35 years or younger or
- are aged 36 years and older and a healthcare or laboratory worker who has contact with patients or clinical materials
- and
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