PREDICTIVE VALUE OF A 24-HOUR TUBERCULIN SKIN-TEST EVALUATION

Authors
OZTURK F ESKIOCAK M BAY A SANCAK R DABAK S GURSES N
Citation
F. Ozturk et al., PREDICTIVE VALUE OF A 24-HOUR TUBERCULIN SKIN-TEST EVALUATION, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 76(5), 1997, pp. 452-453
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Archives of Disease in Childhood → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039888
Volume
76
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
452 - 453
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9888(1997)76:5<452:PVOA2T>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The predictive value of induration 24 hours after administration of pu rified protein derivative (PPD) was examined. Altogether 1082 healthy schoolchildren were tested using 5 tuberculin units of PPD. Induration was measured at 24, 48, and 72 hours. At 24 hours, induration of any size had a relatively low positive predictive value (63%), although in durations >5 mm had a higher (86%) positive predictive value.