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. 2000 Oct 23;2000(4):CD001986. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001986

2. Strain, Dose and Schedule of BCG administration.

  Krege 1996 Lamm 1985 Melekos 1990 Pagano 1990 Pinsky 1985 Yamamoto 1990
Strain Connaught Pasteur Pasteur Pasteur Pasteur (Armand Frappier Tokyo
weekly dose (mg) 120 120 150 75 120 80
CFU not given not given 6 x 10 (8) 4‐5 x 10 (8) not given not given
Duration of instillation (h) 1 2 2 2 2 2
Schedule weekly x 6, mnthly x 4 weekly x 6 weekly x 8 weekly x 6, (if no tumour = mthly x 12 then 3 mthly x 3, if tumour present = additional weekly x 6) weekly x 6 weekly x 6, every 2 weeks x 6, mthly x 20
Concomitant intradermal or percutaneous BCG 0.5mg 5mg no no 5 X 10 (7) no