Annual risk of tuberculous infection in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, India

Chadha, V.K.; Jagannatha, P.S.; Vaidyanathan, P.S. and Singh, S (2003) Annual risk of tuberculous infection in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, India. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 7 (6). pp. 528-535.

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Abstract

A cross-sectional tuberculin survey was conducted among children aged 1-9 years residing in Rae Bareli, Hardoi and Jaunpur districts, Uttar Pradesh. Tuberculin testing was performed using ITU of PPD RT23 with Tween 80, and indurations were measured 72 hours later. Prevalence of infection was estimated in children without BCG scar based on the cut-off point identified on the frequency distribution of reaction sizes. The ARI was computed from the estimated prevalence.

EPrint Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ARI; Prevalence; BCG; Tuberculin Survey; Tuberculosis Infection; Uttar Pradesh
Subjects:	Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections > Actinomycetales Infections > Mycobacterium Infections > Tuberculosis Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Skin Tests > Tuberculin Test -Institutional Repositories > National Tuberculosis Institute Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Immunologic and Biological Factors > Biological Products > Vaccines Immunologic and Biological Factors > Biological Products > Vaccines > Bacterial Vaccines > Tuberculosis Vaccines > BCG Vaccine
ID Code:	352
Deposited By:	Librarian Sudha S Murthy
Deposited On:	28 July 2005

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