[The role of phenotypic factors in predicting the effectiveness of pharmacological prevention of tuberculosis in children].

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[The role of phenotypic factors in predicting the effectiveness of pharmacological prevention of tuberculosis in children].

Problemy tuberkuleza - 1 Jan 1991

Khodzitskaia V K, Zosimov A N

Abstract excerpt

The role of genetic markers such as dermatoglyphics, sex and INH inactivation in predicting the efficiency of tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis has been studied in 76 children (41 boys and 35 girls) with a tuberculin reaction reversal. The dermatoglyphic signs and the type of INH inactivation were fo...

Topics

Child
Child, Preschool
Dermatoglyphics
Drug Resistance
Female
Humans
Isoniazid
Male
Phenotype
Prognosis
Tuberculin
Tuberculin Test
Tuberculosis

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