Frequency of Negative Intermediate-Strength Tuberculin Sensitivity in Patients with Active Tuberculosis
- 30 December 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 285 (27) , 1506-1509
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197112302852704
Abstract
One hundred and fifteen consecutive patients with documented active tuberculosis were skin-tested with three different tuberculin preparations, each of which reportedly contained 5 Tuberculin Units (5 TU) of purified protein derivative (PPD).Keywords
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