Tuberculosis in children under fourteen years old, detected by the tuberculin test in two areas of the county of S. Paulo, Brazil

Authors

  • Diogenes Augusto Certain USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Roberto Brólio USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Geraldo Chaves Salomon USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Zelita L. M. Barbosa Associação dos Sanatórios Populares de Campos do Jordão

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101971000100006

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Childhood infections, Tuberculin test

Abstract

The tuberculin test with PPD Rt-23 in children under 14 years old, in two areas of São Paulo city was studied. From 1960 to 1969, in the Tuberculosis Ambulatory of the School of Public Health of S. Paulo, 18,129 persons were examined, and from 1966 to 1969 in the Tuberculosis Ambulatory of the "Associação dos Sanatórios Populares "Campos do Jordão" 38,436 persons were examined. In both communities the same method and direction were used. The percentage of positive reactors was lower than 10.6 in the persons examined.

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Published

1971-06-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (1971)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Certain, D. A., Brólio, R., Salomon, G. C., & Barbosa, Z. L. M. (1971). Tuberculosis in children under fourteen years old, detected by the tuberculin test in two areas of the county of S. Paulo, Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 5(1), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101971000100006