Tuberculin reactivity in adult BCG-vaccinated subjects: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 320-326

  Bugiani, Massimiliano ^a   Borraccino, A ^b   Migliore, E ^a   Carosso, A ^a   Piccioni, P ^a   Cavallero, M ^a   Caria, E ^a   Salamina, G ^c   Arossa, W ^a  

^a Unit of Pneumology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Azienda Sanitaria Locale 5   (Italy)

Author keywords

BCG vaccine; TST; Tuberculin test

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SAMPLING; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BCG VACCINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VACCINATION;

EID: 12444257320     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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