The Value of the Tuberculin Skin Test as a Screening Test for Tuberculosis among BCG-Vaccinated Children
- 1 October 1965
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 36 (4) , 624-627
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.36.4.624
Abstract
Results of tuberculin testing of 250 Navajo infants and children, vaccinated as newborns with Rosenthal BCG is reported. The incidence of strong reactors to 5 TU of PPD is very low after one year. It is suggested that tuberculin testing of BCG-vaccinated children as screening for tuberculosis, under the conditions outlined above, is both feasible and practical. Three cases of primary pulmonary tuberculosis so discovered are reported.Keywords
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