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Comparison of the tuberculin Tine Test+ and the Mantoux

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

G. W. R. Hill  and
M. Roach
G. W. R. Hill
Affiliation:
Lederle Laboratories, A Division of Cyanamid of Great Britain Ltd., Fareham Road, Gosport, Hampshire, P013 OAS
M. Roach
Affiliation:
Lederle Laboratories, A Division of Cyanamid of Great Britain Ltd., Fareham Road, Gosport, Hampshire, P013 OAS
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Re-evaluation of recently published figures comparing the tuberculin Tine Test+ and the Mantoux showed that, contrary to original opinion, the Tine Test+ did perform satisfactorily, the reason for the apparent ineffectiveness lying in the original interpretation of the results.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 82 , Issue 1 , February 1979 , pp. 79 - 80
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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