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11166449

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
We describe a woman who was repeatedly tuberculin (PPD) skin test negative after exposure to smear-positive tuberculosis (TB), but developed active TB with a positive skin test 7 years later. Molecular epidemiologic evidence is presented that the infection was contracted 7 years previously from the original source case. PPD skin testing is subject to many technical and biological variables and this report underscores that this tool can fail to detect latent TB infection in some cases. The causes of false-negative and false-positive PPD skin test results are reviewed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0300-2977
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
76-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Repeatedly negative tuberculin skin tests followed by active tuberculosis in an immunocompetent individual.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Infectious Diseases, C5P, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. s.m.arend@lumc.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports