Open AccessTuberculin reaction and BCG scar in children vaccinated at birth
Author(s) -
A Sadeghi Hasanabadi,
Negin Hadi,
Mehrzad Yaghoot
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/1998.4.1.21
Subject(s) - tuberculin , medicine , bcg vaccine , vaccination , tuberculin test , tuberculosis , pediatrics , dermatology , immunology , pathology
In this study, 1576 healthy children under 6 years who had received BCG at birth were tuberculin tested. About 71.5% had retained their BCG scar. The average size of tuberculin reactivity was larger in the group with BCG scar than without, the difference being statistically significant [P 10 mm]