Tuberculin Testing and Screening: A Critical Evaluation
- 17 May 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Hospital Practice
- Vol. 7 (5), 63-70
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21548331.1972.11706195
Abstract
As tuberculosis is now heavily concentrated in certain population “pockets,” changes in the approaches to case-finding are advocated, with the screening of schoolchildren seen as the primary modality. Various screening techniques are evaluated, and a concept is advanced to explain the known lack of correlation between positive delayed cellular hypersensitivity responses and true immunity to the disease.Keywords
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