Abstract：
:In developing countries, many sputum-negative suspects of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) are given antituberculous medication just because tuberculosis (TB) could not be excluded in them. Many studies have shown that BCG test is nearly 100% sensitive, except in those with severe malnutrition, steroid therapy and other causes of immunosuppression. The aim of the present study was to find out the proportion of PTB suspects in whom BCG test may be useful in excluding diagnosis of TB. The study was carried out on adult subjects attending District Tuberculosis Clinic (DTC), Pali, Rajasthan, India. Out of 104 subjects studied, all 18 sputum-positive subjects showed a positive BCG test indicating 100% sensitivity of the test. The result of BCG test was negative in 16.28% of 86 sputum-negative suspects of TB. The BCG test did not show any adverse reactions among these cases except for adenitis of axillary or cervical lymph nodes in 6.7% subjects. The study raises the possibility that BCG test may be useful in excluding diagnosis of tuberculosis in a proportion of adult sputum negative-suspects of PTB in developing countries like India. More studies are needed in this direction.
journal_name
Respir Medjournal_title
Respiratory medicineauthors
Mathur ML,Raman Sdoi
10.1053/rmed.2003.1478subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-05-01 00:00:00pages
528-32issue
5eissn
0954-6111issn
1532-3064pii
S0954-6111(03)91478-8journal_volume
97pub_type
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pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Respiratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rmed.2008.08.012
更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Respiratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rmed.2006.04.024
更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rmed.2004.09.001
更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0954-6111(98)90296-7
更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rmed.2003.07.001
更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Respiratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00
