Comparison of tuberculin reaction sizes at 48 and 72 hours among children in Tiruvallur district, south India.

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dc.contributor.authorGopi, P Gen_US
dc.contributor.authorVasantha, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorKolappan, Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorNarayanan, P Ren_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-07-25en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T12:23:43Z
dc.date.available2007-07-25en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T12:23:43Z
dc.date.issued2007-07-25en_US
dc.description.abstractSETTING: A rural population in Tiruvallur district, south India. OBJECTIVE: To study the variability of skin test reaction sizes between 48 and 72 hours. METHODS: A tuberculin test survey was conducted among children aged less than 10 years. The reaction sizes were read by the same reader at 48 hours and 72 hours independently. The results of the tuberculin test were compared. RESULTS: Of 957 children aged below 10 years were included in the study; the male and female ratio was 1: 1.1. There were no significant differences between the readings of reaction size at 48 and 72 hours. CONCLUSION: The tuberculin test results can be read either at 48 hours or 72 hours without compromising the validity.en_US
dc.description.affiliationTuberculosis Research Centre (ICMR), Chennai.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGopi PG, Vasantha M, Kolappan C, Narayanan PR. Comparison of tuberculin reaction sizes at 48 and 72 hours among children in Tiruvallur district, south India. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2007 Jul; 54(3): 152-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/110518
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/ibr/ibrai.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshReproducibility of Resultsen_US
dc.subject.meshTime Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshTuberculin Test --methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis --diagnosisen_US
dc.titleComparison of tuberculin reaction sizes at 48 and 72 hours among children in Tiruvallur district, south India.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.en_US
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