Value of dual testing for identifying tuberculous infection

Tuberculosis

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-53

  Radhakrishna, S ^a   Frieden, T R ^a   Subramani, R ^a   Narayanan, P R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

Dual testing; Identifying infected; PPD B; PPD S

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; LIFE TABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 29144519461     PISSN: 14729792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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