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The Prevalence Rate of Tuberculin Skin Test Positive by Contacts Group to Predict the Development of Active Tuberculosis After School Outbreaks
BACKGROUND: The tuberculin skin test (TST) is the standard tool to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in mass screening. The aim of this study is to find an optimal cut-off point of the TST+ rate within tuberculosis (TB) contacts to predict the active TB development among adolescents in s...
Autores principales: | Kim, Hee Jin, Chun, Byung Chul, Kwon, AmyM, Lee, Gyeong-Ho, Ryu, Sungweon, Oh, Soo Yeon, Lee, Jin Beom, Yoo, Se Hwa, Kim, Eui Sook, Kim, Je Hyeong, Shin, Chol, Lee, Seung Heon |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620328/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26508922 http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.349 |
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