KROK 1 2008 – Question 192 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
Planned mass vaccination of all newborn 5-7 day old children against tuberculosis plays an important role in tuberculosis prevention. In this case the following vaccine is applied:
- A. Adsorbed diphtheria vaccine
- B. Diphtheria and tetanus anatoxin vaccine
- C. Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine
- D. BCG
- E. -
Hint
Think about the live attenuated bovine-type mycobacterial strain that is injected into the skin of newborns to prime cell-mediated immunity.
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