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The Adverse Events, Signs, and Management of Neonatal Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccine Overdose
A two-day-old male neonate was inadvertently immunized with 20-times the recommended dose of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine (1.0 ml instead of 0.05 ml). Examination of the neonate after one day revealed no signs of local reaction at the site of injection or systemic manifestation. However, nine days later, he d …