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EFFECT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS ON DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY DUE TO TUBERCULIN TEST IN CHILDREN OF AN URBAN SLUM COMMUNITY
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Summary: Prevalence of tuberculosis infection in young children is an important surveillance measure. However, the hypersensitivity may be depressed by malnutrition and thus interfere with the interpretation of tuberculin test leading to underestimation of the infection rate.
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Summary: Prevalence of tuberculosis infection in young children is an important surveillance measure. However, the hypersensitivity may be depressed by malnutrition and thus interfere with the interpretation of tuberculin test leading to underestimation of the infection rate.
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MedicineTuberculinAnthropometrySlumMalnutritionTuberculosisPediatricsVaccination
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