Validity of Using Tuberculin Skin Test Erythema Measurement for Contact Investigation during a Tuberculosis Outbreak in Schoolchildren Previously Vaccinated with BCG

BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined the validity of administering tuberculosis control measures based on tuberculin skin test (TST) erythema measurement. The present study aimed to clarify the relationship between the erythema and the induration seen following TST and to evaluate the validity of d...

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Autores principales: Toivgoogiin, Aira, Toyota, Makoto, Yasuda, Nobufumi, Ohara, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Epidemiological Association 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7817378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15762095
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.15.56

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7817378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15762095
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.15.56

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