Türk Medline
ADR Yönetimi
ADR Yönetimi

VALUE OF BCG TEST AND PPD TEST TO ASSIST THE DIAGNOSIS OF CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS

AYHAN ÇEVİK, FÜSUN ATLIHAN, DEMET CAN, FERAH GENEL, BERNA ÇEVİK

Turkish Respiratory Journal - 2007;8(3):95-98

 

Objective: According to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria we classified Turkish children with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and tried to determine the sensitivity and specifity of PPD and BCG test in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis.