Association of tuberculin sensitivity in Dutch adults with history of travel to areas of with a high incidence of tuberculosis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 300-304

  Cobelens, Frank G J ^a   Van Deutekom, Henk ^b   Draayer Jansen, Inez W E ^c   Schepp Beelen, Ank C H M ^d   Van Gerven, Paul J H J ^e   Van Kessel, Rob P M ^c   Mensen, Marlies E A ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^c Municipal Health Service   (Netherlands)

^d Municipal Medical and Health Service of The Hague   (Netherlands)

^e Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAVEL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034926851     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321882     Document Type: Article

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