Repeat tuberculin testing in BCg-vaccinated subjects in the United Kingdom: The booster effect varies with the time of reading

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 962-964

  Singh, Dave ^a   Sutton, Chris ^b   Woodcock, Ashley ^b  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Booster effect; Tuberculin test

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN; WEYERBRIDGE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035883690     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.6.2102076     Document Type: Article

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