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Tuberculosis Vaccines
New tuberculosis vaccines research from Case Western Reserve University, Department of Pediatrics outlined
October 22nd, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Interpretation of repeat tuberculin skin testing in international adoptees: conversions or boosting.' "Internationally-adopted children are a unique group of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-vaccinated children with high rates of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in whom serial tuberculin skin tests (TST) are recommended. No study has measured the incidence of TST conversion in these children," scientists in the United States report. "Internationally-adopted children completed baseline and follow-up TST to measure the incidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and factors associated with TST conversion. Data...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-10-22)
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