Interpretation of the tuberculin skin test in bacille Calmette- Guérin vaccinated and nonvaccinated school children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 134-138

  Sleiman, Rola ^a   Al Tannir, Mohamad ^b   Dakdouki, Ghenwa ^c   Ziade, Fouad ^d   Assi, Nahla Abou ^b   Rajab, Mariam ^b  

^a International Medical Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MAKASSED GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Lebanon)

^c Hammoud University Hospital   (Lebanon)

^d LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

BCG; Induration; Mycobacterium; PPD; Prevalence; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN INDURATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; LUNG; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33846568400     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000253058.48277.86     Document Type: Article

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