Pathogen
The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Droplets, prolonged close contact.
Chronic pneumonia with bloody cough, weight loss, night sweats. Multidrug-resistant strains rising globally.
BCG live vaccine — no longer recommended in Germany since 1998 due to unfavourable benefit-risk ratio.
No STIKO recommendation in Germany. Individually for travel to high-risk areas with close population contact.
Booster: Keine routinemäßige Auffrischung.
Further information on Tuberculosis: RKI vaccines A–Z.
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