Change in the risk of tuberculous infection over an 8-year period among schoolchildren in Bangalore city

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1116-1121

  Chadha, V K ^a,c   Jithendra, R ^a   Kumar, P ^a   Kirankumar, R ^a   Shashidharan, A N ^a   Suganthi, P ^a   Gupta, J ^a   Jaganath, P S ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS INSTITUTE   (India)

^b GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd   (India)

^c National TB Institute   (India)

Author keywords

India; Infection; Trends; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; POLYSORBATE 80; TUBERCULIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SKIN INDURATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREND STUDY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 53649111202     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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