title: Are non-specific reactions to tuberculin common?
abstract: Three thousand four hundred eighty-five BCG scar negative school children were given tuberculin test. Results showed very little non-specific reactions, suggesting BCG should produce high levels of protection in our population.
authors.affiliation: PMRC Research Centre, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: T Z
authors.initials: TZ
authors.lastname: Lodi
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Alam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014373:Tuberculin / Q000276:immunology*; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000517:prevention & control; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine; D014373:Tuberculin