This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of BCG vaccination. Examination of BCG scar was done among 2,065 first year pupils and tuberculin test with 5 T.U. PPD was performed among 2,730 sixth year pupils in a primary school in
Kyongju
City, from March to May 1994.
@ES The results were ;
@EN 1. The positive rate of BCG scar was 88.6%, and the BCG vaccination rate was 98.3% among first year pupils.
2. On tuberculin test, 56.3 % was negative, 20.4 % was intermediate, and 23.3 % was positive among sixth year pupils.
3. The BCG vaccination rate among negative and intermediate tuberculin test pupils was 99.6 %.
4. The side effects of tuberculin test were reported on 0.4 %, consist of blebs and local necrosis.
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