title: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions after use of tuberculin skin testing.
abstract: This report describes the frequency and characteristics of serious or life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions to the tuberculin skin test over an 11-year period through November 2000. There were 24 reports and no deaths, indicating that such reactions are rare (0.08 reported reactions per million doses of tuberculin).
authors.affiliation: Scientific and Medical Affairs, Aventis Pasteur, Swiftwater, PA 18370, USA.
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Froeschle
authors.forename: Frederick L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Ruben
authors.forename: A Michael
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bloh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000009:adverse effects*