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High incidence of primary tuberculosis
  1. H J Milburna,
  2. J Gibilaroa,
  3. H Atkinsonb,
  4. R Heathcockb
  1. aDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals Trust, Chest Clinic, Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Street, London SE1 9RT, UK, bDepartment of Health Policy & Public Health, Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham Health Authority, London, UK
  1. Dr Milburn email: heather.milburn{at}gstt.sthames.nhs.uk

Abstract

An usually high rate of both tuberculosis infection and active disease is reported in 11 of 38 nursery children in contact with a case of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis, emphasising the susceptibility of young children to this disease. This report also underlines some important principles in case finding and disease control.

  • tuberculosis
  • incidence
  • tuberculin conversion
  • nursery
  • outbreak

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.82.5.386

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      Arch Dis Child 2000 Volume 82 No 5
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