Annual risk of tuberculous infection in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, India

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 528-535

  Chadha, Vineet K ^a   Jagannatha, P S ^a   Vaidyanathan, P S ^a   Singh, S ^a   Lakshminarayana, ^a  

^a NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

ARI; BCG; Prevalence; Tuberculin survey; Tuberculosis infection

Indexed keywords

POLYSORBATE 80; TUBERCULIN;

AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BCG VACCINATION; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; AGE FACTORS; BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0038511072     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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