A comparison of dual skin test with mycobacterial antigens and tuberculin skin test alone in estimating prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection from population surveys

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 312-319

  Bierrenbach, Ana ^a   Floyd, S ^a   Cunha, S C ^a,b   Dourado, I ^b   Barreto, M L ^b   Pereira, S M ^b   Hijjar, M A ^c   Rodrigues, L C ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c FUNDAÇÃO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BCG; Brazil; Dual skin test; Prevalence; Sensitin; Tuberculin

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BCG VACCINE; BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN TESTS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037390150     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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