| Tuberculin Skin Test and Measles Vaccination |
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Mi Sung Chung, Young Mi Kim, Hyung Ja Park, Shinna Kim |
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Department of Pediatrics, Dong Bu City Hospital, Seoul, Korea |
| 홍역 예방 접종시 결핵반응 양성아에 대한 고찰 |
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정미성, 김영미, 박형자, 김신나 |
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서울시립 동부병원 소아과 |
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| Abstract |
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Although the incidence of tuberculosis in Korea in general has declined in recent years, it remains an important health problem, especially in children. Inspite of the recent controversy over the necessity of tuberculin skin test prior to measles vaccination, this brief report shows 13.8% of positive skin test at 9 and 15 months of age at the time of measles vaccination.
We fell in Korea, practicing tuberculin skin test prior to measles vaccination is good way of detecting asymptomatic infection in young age who needs preventive therapy. |
| Key Words:
Tuberculin Skin test, Measles vaccination |
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