Interpretation of the tuberculin skin test in mycobacterium bovis BCG-vaccinated Singaporean schoolchildren

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 958-961

  Chee, C B E ^a   Soh, C H ^b   Boudville, I C ^b   Chor, S S ^b   Wang, Y T ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

BCG; Revaccination; Treatment of latent TB infection; Tuberculin skin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVACCINATION; SCREENING; SINGAPORE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0035883498     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.6.2101093     Document Type: Article

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