Tuberculin sensitivity in South London infant school children

Gordon, Harvey

doi:10.1016/s0033-3506(75)80129-6

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“…Moreover the lack ofreactivity to tuberculiin was evenly distributed amongst the various groups of hospital workers investigated. The only recent figures for incidence of tuberculin positivity in this country are in infant school children; 16*5 % positive to mammalian tuberculin by the Heaf Test (Gordon, 1975). Our results demonstrate a high incidence of negative reactors also in the adult community.…”

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Tuberculin testing in hospital personnel

Holley

Bartzokas

1977

J. Hyg.

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Tuberculin testing of 176 personnel in a Liverpool hospital showed a total incidence of 68 % negative reactors. This remarkably high percentage was similar for each of the various groups of workers tested. We did not find the Tine test to be a satisfactory method of screening for tuberculin sensitivity because 30 % were doubtful reactors. In these, further tuberculin testing by the Mantoux reagent was always positive.

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