Are non-specific reactions to tuberculin common?

Three thousand four hundred eighty-five BCG scar negative school children were given tuberculin test. Results showed very little non-specific reactions, suggesting BCG should produce high levels of protection in our population.

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Published inJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 45; no. 9; p. 243
Main Authors Aziz, S, Lodi, T Z, Alam, S E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pakistan 01.09.1995
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
BCG Vaccine
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Pakistan
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tuberculin - immunology
Tuberculin Test
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - prevention & control
Vaccination
Pakistan
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Summary:Three thousand four hundred eighty-five BCG scar negative school children were given tuberculin test. Results showed very little non-specific reactions, suggesting BCG should produce high levels of protection in our population.
ISSN:0030-9982