title: Heaf test results after neonatal BCG.
abstract: Heaf testing was carried out on 98 preschool Asian children who had received a BCG vaccination. A strongly positive Heaf reaction (grade 3) occurred in only two children. Heaf testing can still be used in tuberculosis screening after neonatal BCG.
authors.affiliation: Community Child Health Department, Derby.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Crawshaw
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000276:immunology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007277:Injections, Jet; D008297:Male; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine