The Association Between Bacille Calmette-Guérin Vaccination and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease
10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e206
- Author:
Nakwon KWAK
1
;
Ha Won HWANG
;
Hyung-Jun KIM
;
Hyun Woo LEE
;
Jae-Joon YIM
;
Chang-Hoon LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2022;37(26):e206-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate the association between Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination and nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD). Patients in the prospective NTM-PD cohort were matched to healthy controls to measure the association between BCG and NTM-PD development. The clinical course of NTM-PD patients was also evaluated to investigate the association between BCG and NTM-PD progression. BCG scars were not associated with NTM-PD development (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 2.04; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.96–4.34) or progression (adjusted OR, 1.61; 95% CI, 0.92–2.81).In conclusion, BCG vaccination was not associated with the development or progression of NTM-PD.
