Data on Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccines Reported by Researchers at Chung-Ang University Hospital (Association between the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis or bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunization in children and...).

A study conducted by researchers at Chung-Ang University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, investigated the correlation between the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and tuberculosis or bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination rate in individuals aged under 15 years. The study used worldwide data from sources such as the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization. The research found a negative correlation between the incidence of tuberculosis and T1DM in children and adolescents at the country level. However, there was no association between the BCG vaccination rate and the incidence of T1DM. [Extracted from the article]