PEDIATRICS Vol. 36 No. 4 October 1965, pp. 624-627
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The Value of the Tuberculin Skin Test as a Screening Test for Tuberculosis among BCG-Vaccinated Children

Martin Lifschitz M.D.1

1 Division of Indian Health, Public Health Service Indian Hospital Fort Defiance, Arizona

Results of tuberculin testing of 250 Navajo infants and children, vaccinated as newborns with Rosenthal BCG is reported. The incidence of strong reactors to 5 TU of PPD is very low after one year. It is suggested that tuberculin testing of BCG-vaccinated children as screening for tuberculosis, under the conditions outlined above, is both feasible and practical. Three cases of primary pulmonary tuberculosis so discovered are reported.




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