Studies on the change of tuberculin reaction repeatedly tested at the same site of the skin of a BCG vaccinated group of school children. 3. Results obtained 18, 24 and 30 months after BCG vaccination.

Studies on the change of tuberculin reaction repeatedly examined at the same site of the skin of a BCG vaccinated group of school children. 2. Results obtained 6 and 12 months after BCG vaccination, especially "L" reaction.

بررسی تاثیر واکسن ب.ث.ژ در بدو تولد بر مثبت شدن تست پوستی توبرکولین در کودکان

Introduction & Objective: The World Health Organization estimates that 1.3 million Tubercu-losis cases occur in children each year. Due to the lack of sputum examination in children, the diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis is based on three criteria close contact history, chest x ray finding and positive tuberculin skin test..On the other hand, BCG vaccine that in our na-tional immunization s...

QuantiFERON-TB Gold and Tuberculin Skin Test for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children

Background: Appropriate diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) play the most important role in the control of tuberculosis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of LTBI among healthy tuberculosis unexposed children vaccinated with BCG using the tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) and comparing the agreement between the two tests....

Evalution of Tuberculin Skin Test Four Months after BCG Vaccination at Birth

Tuberculin Response and Scar Formation in Bcg Vaccinated 7-years Old Schoolchildren in Sofia, Bulgaria

http://www.journal-imab-bg.org / J of IMAB. 2015, vol. 21, issue 2/ ABSTRACT This study has been designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of BCG vaccine in school-entering children in terms of tuberculin response to PPD and scar formation as indicators for successful vaccination. 12 BCG lots were used to immunize 1054 tuberculin-negative children at age of 7 years. Local lesions were observed a...