BCG revaccination and tuberculin reactivity

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-25

  Kuyucu, Necdet ^a,b   Kuyucu, Semanur ^a   Bakirtas, Arzu ^a   Karacan, Candemir ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

BCG revaccination; Tuberculin reactivity

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0035098867     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02728851     Document Type: Article

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