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Article: BCG installations for bladder cancer and latent tuberculosis infection. (Issues).(Bacillus Calmette-Guerin)
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- Urologic Nursing
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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Superficial bladder cancer is usually treated with transurethral resection of the tumor. It may be followed by Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) intravesical installations, for frequent recurrence, superficial invasion, or multifocality. BCG is also used in Third World countries as a vaccination against tuberculosis (TB). It often causes a patient to develop a positive response to a purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test, although the degree and duration of response is quite variable. It can also cause systemic adverse reactions that can mimic active TB. Lack of knowledge of a patient's TB status prior to BCG intravesical instillations could potentially create a patient ...