Skin test reactions to Mycobacterium tuberculosis purified protein derivative and Mycobacterium avium sensitin among health care workers and medical students in the United States

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1122-1128

  Von Reyn, C F ^a   Horsburgh, C R ^a   Olivier, K N ^a   Barnes, P F ^a   Waddell, R ^a   Warren, C ^a   Tvaroha, S ^a   Jaeger, A S ^a   Lein, A D ^a   Alexander, L N ^a   Weber, D J ^a   Tosteson, A N A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium avium; Purified protein derivative; Skin testing; Tuberculin; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BCG VACCINE; SENSITIN; TUBERCULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035672029     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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