Comparison of mantoux and tine tuberculin skin tests in BCG-vaccinated children investigated for tub...
Comparison of mantoux and tine tuberculin skin tests in BCG-vaccinated children investigated for tuberculosis
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) are long-established screening methods for tuberculosis (TB). We aimed to compare agreement between the intradermal Mantoux and multipuncture percutaneous Tine methods and to quantify risk factors for a positive test result.
1512 South African children younger than 5 years of age who were investigated for tuberculosi...
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Comparison of mantoux and tine tuberculin skin tests in BCG-vaccinated children investigated for tuberculosis
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292424598
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292424598
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0008085
