title: Tuberculin sensitivity study in rural children around Davangere city.
abstract: Estimation of tuberculin sensitivity by Mantoux test was done in 3,000 children between 1-14 years from 4 villages adopted for Rural Orientation of Medical Education Programme by JJM Medical College, Davangere. 0.1 mt. of PPD RT 23 with Tween 80 equivalent to 1 TU was given intradermally over the left forearm and the results were read after 72 hours in all the 3,000 children given PPD. 97.4% of total children were BCG vaccinated. 15.4% of BCG vaccinated and 8% of non-BCG vaccinated showed positive tuberculin reaction with an overall positivity of 11.5%. Thus the prevalence rate of tuberculin infection in these rural children was very low.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Basavaraj
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D012424:Rural Population; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology