ten Dam HG, Fillastre C, Conge G, Orssaud E, Gateff C, Tanaka A, Ramirez OO, Wright J, Collas R, Chambon L, Barme M, Tommasi UB, Sarrat H, Bres P, Diallo L, Gauthier M, Piot M, Guld J. The use of jet-injectors in BCG vaccination.
Bull World Health Organ 1970;
43:707-20. [PMID:
5313261 PMCID:
PMC2427792]
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Abstract
In mass vaccination programmes, the jet-injection of vaccine may have considerable operational advantages over the classical techniques. The technical performance of two models of jet-injector, the Dermo-Jet and the Ped-O-Jet, in BCG vaccination was assessed in a number of studies which are reviewed by the authors. It is shown that the jet-injectors do not administer the full dose for which they are calibrated and that the size of the vaccination lesion varies more than after vaccination by syringe.By increasing the dosage considerably, the results of vaccination by jet-injection may be improved to a certain extent but the risk of unpleasant reactions is also increased.
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