Qualitative evaluation of tuberculin test responses in childhood tuberculosis.
Indian J Pediatr
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2007 Jul; 74(7): 641-4
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
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.
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Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis
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Humanos
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Prueba de Tuberculina
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Vacuna BCG
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Niño
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Preescolar
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Lactante
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Investigación cualitativa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Pediatr
Año:
2007
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Artículo
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