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To: UKCajun
The US standard is to do skin testing. The US does not use the Tb immunization called BCG. We prefer to surveillance the population using the PPD skin test. IF a child turns positive, then we just treat them for Tb.
29 posted on 10/09/2002 9:12:36 AM PDT by bonesmccoy
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To: bonesmccoy
That was the recommendation of my brother-in-law. He's an infectious disease doc in NC. Based on his advice, we declined permission. The big question for us is "Why is there this big influx of Tb?" We thought society said good riddance to that decades ago!
30 posted on 10/09/2002 9:17:11 AM PDT by UKCajun
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