An epidemiological study of skin tuberculin positivity in the province of La Spezia in 1988-1991: an evaluation of the results in 3932 cases

In recent years (1989-1991) the author has tested for positivity of tuberculosis (with Tine-Test) 3.932 children, belonging to two age groups: 1-3 and 10-11 years. The results of positivity to the cutireaction (0% and 0.32% respectively) were lower, in comparison to other published reports.

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Published inLa Pediatria medica e chirurgica Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 199
Main Author Livolsi, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 01.03.1992
Subjects
Age Factors
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Infant
Italy - epidemiology
Tuberculin Test - statistics & numerical data
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Italy
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Summary:In recent years (1989-1991) the author has tested for positivity of tuberculosis (with Tine-Test) 3.932 children, belonging to two age groups: 1-3 and 10-11 years. The results of positivity to the cutireaction (0% and 0.32% respectively) were lower, in comparison to other published reports.
ISSN:0391-5387