title: Assessment of post-vaccination tuberculin sensitivity in Lagos-Nigeria.
abstract: An increase in the number of cases of tuberculosis, especially in children, has been observed recently. Post-vaccination conversion rate in babies immunised with BCG was assessed. Sensitization was detected as early as 4 weeks after BCG inoculation. Although 84.2% had physical evidence of BCG inoculation only 69.8% had developed detectable sensitization to the tubercle bacilli as shown by the Mantoux test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Odujinrin
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ogunmekan
mesh_terms: D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011897:Random Allocation; D014373:Tuberculin / Q000276:immunology*; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine; D014373:Tuberculin