Qualitative evaluation of tuberculin test responses in childhood tuberculosis.

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dc.contributor.authorAkhila, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorMahadevan, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorAdhisivam, Ben_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-07-19en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-30T10:16:27Z
dc.date.available2007-07-19en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-30T10:16:27Z
dc.date.issued2007-07-19en_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To study if different forms of clinical presentation of tuberculosis in children are associated with a different type of tuberculin reaction. METHODS: This cross sectional study, describing Tuberculin skin testing (TST) responses in 268 children (134 cases and 134 controls) less than 12 yr of age was carried out over a period of 18 months at JIPMER, a tertiary care referral hospital in Pondicherry, India. The qualitative and quantitative TST responses in various clinical forms of Tuberculosis were analysed. RESULTS: Koch's and Listeria variants were more common in children with TB Lymphadenitis and Pulmonary TB respectively. 10% of the study children with TB meningitis were tuberculin negative. CONCLUSION: Qualitative TST responses are non-homogeneous among the various clinical types of childhood tuberculosis. They are not a correlate of protective immunity with little or no prognostic significance.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAkhila K, Mahadevan S, Adhisivam B. Qualitative evaluation of tuberculin test responses in childhood tuberculosis. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2007 Jul; 74(7): 641-4en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/78476
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/icb/icbai.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshBCG Vaccineen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshTuberculin Testen_US
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis --diagnosisen_US
dc.titleQualitative evaluation of tuberculin test responses in childhood tuberculosis.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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