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Posted On : 10 Oct 2019

Dear Sir, Madam,
I have read everywhere that the B.C.G. is always administered in upper left arm through intradermally but Why to do so is question .

Can we not go for the Right upper arm or other site of the body.

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Rubina Zulfqar

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Site is fixed as a national policy so that all health professionals give at the same site and it helps the clinicians in the TB scoring evaluation for suspected tuberculosis

5 years ago

R

Rubina Zulfqar

1

Yes ,it’s given on right deltoid in Pakistan’s expanded program of immunisation

5 years ago

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BCG is given in the left upper arm in India and in right upper arm in Nepal.This is done in India to make it uniform policy so that in case of aurveillane,it is easier to look for the scar at one place.

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