Boosted reaction on two-step tuberculin skin test among military personnel in South Korea, a setting with an intermediate burden of tuberculosis and routine bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 402-405

  Jeon, Kyeongman ^a   Ji, Sang Hoon ^a   Oh, Soo Yon ^b   Lee, Jin Beom ^b   Kim, Hee Jin ^b   Choi, Chang Min ^b  

^a Armed Forces Capital Hospital   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hypersensitivity; Korea; Mycobacterium bovis; Tuberculin test

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; KOREA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADULT; BCG VACCINE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; KOREA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 46849107721     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.3.402     Document Type: Article

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