Mantoux test results and BCG vaccination status in TB-exposed children
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An evaluation of the results of mantoux test in children received BCG vaccine during the neonatal period
BCG vaccination has an important role in preventing the serious forms of tuberculosis in children.adverse effects of BCG vaccination are uncommon in immunocompetent children.one of the side effects of BCG vaccine is its potential for produsing hypersensitivity to tuberculin and difficulties in interpretation of PPD test results.Knowledge of the normal variations in the induration of Mantoux(PPD...
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrica Indonesiana
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0030-9311,2338-4786
DOI: 10.14238/pi55.1.2015.02