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. 1971;45(5):649–655.

The restorative influence of repeated tuberculin testing on tuberculin sensitivity in BCG-vaccinated schoolchildren*

Tadeusz Olakowski, Kazimierz Mardoń
PMCID: PMC2427970  PMID: 5316957

Abstract

This study confirms that repeated tuberculin testing may prevent waning of, or restore, tuberculin sensitivity in BCG-vaccinated schoolchildren, and demonstrates that tuberculin testing has this effect even if it is done relatively shortly after vaccination. Therefore the results of repeated tuberculin tests cannot reveal a possible waning of BCG-induced tuberculin sensitivity. This finding shows that a revaccination policy based on the waning of tuberculin sensitivity is not rational.

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