Healthcare Worker Knowledge of Measurement and Documentation of Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1230-1232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott H. James ◽  
Juan A. Dumois ◽  
Allison F. Messina ◽  
Jay L. Gould ◽  
David M. Berman
Keyword(s):  
Tuberculin Skin Test ◽  
Skin Test ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Test Reaction ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction ◽  
Skin Test Reaction

A cross-sectional survey of 210 healthcare workers at a pediatric teaching hospital was performed to assess knowledge of published guidelines for proper measurement and documentation of tuberculin skin test Results. We conclude that many healthcare workers have inadequate knowledge for optimal measurement and documentation of tuberculin skin test results.

Underreading of the Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 160.2-161
Author(s):  
Mirzada Pasic Kurbasic ◽  
J. Thomas Badgett
Keyword(s):  
Tuberculin Skin Test ◽  
Skin Test ◽  
Test Reaction ◽  
Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction ◽  
Skin Test Reaction

Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction and Body Mass Index in Old Age Home Residents in Hong Kong

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. 1592-1597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moira Chan-Yeung ◽  
David L. K. Dai ◽  
Amy H. K. Cheung ◽  
Felix H. W. Chan ◽  
Kai-Man Kam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Tuberculin Skin Test ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Skin Test ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Test Reaction ◽  
Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction ◽  
Skin Test Reaction

Underreading of the Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction

CHEST Journal ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 113 (5) ◽  
pp. 1175-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin L. Kendig ◽  
Barry V. Kirkpatrick ◽  
W. Hans Carter ◽  
Forrest Anne Hill ◽  
Kay Caldwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tuberculin Skin Test ◽  
Skin Test ◽  
Test Reaction ◽  
Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction ◽  
Skin Test Reaction

Effect of neonatal bacille Calmette-Guérin on the tuberculin skin test reaction in the first 2 years of life

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-348
Author(s):  
T. Kurtz ◽  
A. C. Feil ◽  
L. S. Nascimento ◽  
P. de Oliveira Abreu ◽  
M. C. Scotta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tuberculin Skin Test ◽  
Skin Test ◽  
Test Reaction ◽  
Bacille Calmette Guerin ◽  
Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction ◽  
Skin Test Reaction

scholarly journals Influence of Bacille Calmette-Guerin Vaccination on Size of Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction: To What Size?

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Tissot ◽  
G. Zanetti ◽  
P. Francioli ◽  
J.- P. Zellweger ◽  
F. Zysset
Keyword(s):  
Tuberculin Skin Test ◽  
Skin Test ◽  
Test Reaction ◽  
Bacille Calmette Guerin ◽  
Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction ◽  
Skin Test Reaction

Tuberculin skin test reaction is related to memory, but not naive CD4 + T cell responses to mycobacterial stimuli in BCG-vaccinated young adults

Vaccine ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (30) ◽  
pp. 4566-4577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Kowalewicz-Kulbat ◽  
Piotr Szpakowski ◽  
Camille Locht ◽  
Franck Biet ◽  
Paulina Kaplonek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Tuberculin Skin Test ◽  
Skin Test ◽  
T Cell Responses ◽  
Cd4 T Cell ◽  
Test Reaction ◽  
Cell Responses ◽  
Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction ◽  
Skin Test Reaction
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