Tuberculin skin test positivity without tuberculosis contact: A major challenge in childhood

Gedik A. H., ÇAKIR E., Donmez T., Ari E., Koksalan O. K.

JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, cilt.51, sa.6, ss.632-638, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/jpc.12779
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.632-638
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

AimWorldwide, tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) commonly give false positive results for those who had been given the Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin vaccine such as is routinely administered in Turkey. This study aimed to evaluate the patients referred to us who had positive TSTs despite lack of tuberculosis (TB) disease contacts.