[Characteristics of the tuberculin reaction in Cantabria].
For the purpose of establishing the maximum cutoff point defining a positive tuberculin reaction in Cantabria, a study was made of a total of 1,814 school-age children, 7 and 14 years of age, selected at random from the school-age children in that region. 2 U of PPD RT-23 were used. It was observed that 26.8% of these children had a scar from having been vaccinated with BCG. The graph of induration frequencies is bimodal for both age groups and for those vaccinated and those not having been vaccinated. In the 5-9 mm. range, 69 (71%) of those studied had a scar, and 25 (26%) did not (p less than 0.001). In our region, a different cutoff point must be used for the purpose of this test: 5 mm. for screening and 10 mm. for estimating the prevalence of infection.
Muñoz
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Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Communitaria de Cazonña, Cantabria.
Calzada
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M
Castanedo
J A
JA
Ruiz
L
L
Sainz
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N
Salido
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A
Torres
J I
JI
Villanueva
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A
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013030:Spain; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014374:Tuberculin Test
Carcterísticas de la reacción tuberculínica en Cantabria.