Tuberculosis: What is the yield of associate investigations in non-BCG-immunized children with positive tuberculin skin tests?

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 322-327

  Moonan, P K ^a,b   Marruffo, M ^a,b   Manguia Bayona, G ^a,b   Sahbazian, B ^a,b,c   Bayona, M ^b   Burgess, G ^c   Weis, Stephen E ^a,b,c  

^a University of North Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Tarrant County Public Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Associate investigation; Contact investigation; Pediatric; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULIN;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 15344339918     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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