A safe protocol for tuberculin test assessment in a country where BCG vaccination is mandatory
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Materials and methods Thirty-seven JIA patients under anti-TNF treatment were enrolled to the study. Chest-X rays, purified protein derivative (PPD) tests, clinical histories and physical examinations were reviewed retrospectively. If PPD was above 10 mm in a patient with one BCG vaccination, family screening, cultures and if needed thorax computerized tomography were obtained and isoniazid prophylaxis was started for a period of 9 months. All were re-evaluated within 3 month intervals.
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