Tuberculin skin test positivity without tuberculosis contact: A major challenge in childhood
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2015Author
Ari, Engin
Gedik, Ahmet Hakan
Koksalan, ORHAN KAYA
Donmez, Tugrul
ÇAKIR, ERKAN
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AimWorldwide, tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) commonly give false positive results for those who had been given the Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin vaccine such as is routinely administered in Turkey. This study aimed to evaluate the patients referred to us who had positive TSTs despite lack of tuberculosis (TB) disease contacts.
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