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2418765

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-3-18
pubmed:abstractText
A tuberculin survey was undertaken in 480 Gambian children under the age of 10 years, resident in a group of villages where BCG vaccination, shortly after birth, has been widely practised for about 5 years. Ten tuberculin units of purified protein derivative were given by needle and syringe; reactions of 3 mm or greater were considered positive. An overall tuberculin positivity rate of 59% was found which varied little with age, sex or village size. Among children who had probably not had BCG vaccination the positivity rate was about 20% with an annual increase of approximately 5%. Among children who had probably been vaccinated with BCG the positivity rate was between 60% and 80%. There was a fall in the prevalence of positivity of about 10-20% during the first year after vaccination. Thereafter, positivity rates were well maintained for at least another 5 years.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0272-4936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
185-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Tuberculin sensitivity in rural Gambian children.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't