[Guidelines for positive tuberculin test].
Tuberculin skin test is still the only proven method for identifying infection wtih M. tuberculosis in persons who do not have active disease. Targeted tuberculin testing for latent tuberculosis infection is a strategic component of tuberculosis control in low prevalence countries. This report describes indication, technical method, interpretation of this test and guidelines when the tuberculin test is positive.
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Service de pneumologie pédiatrique, hôpital d'enfants Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France. katarina.chadelat@trs.ap-hop-paris.fr
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents