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December 1, 1988Archives of Disease in ChildhoodOpen Access

Heaf test results after neonatal BCG.

Paul Crawshaw Anne Thomson

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Heaf testing was carried out on 98 preschool Asian children who had received a BCG vaccination. A strongly positive Heaf reaction (grade 3) occurred in only two children. Heaf testing can still be used in tuberculosis screening after neonatal BCG.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72d26db8533585dd087189 https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.63.12.1490

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