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(Chest. 1958;34:281-285.)
© 1958 American College of Chest Physicians

Abeyant Tuberculosis

ABRAHAM GELPERIN M.D.1

1 Director of Health and Hospitals, Kansas City, Missouri.

A pilot study was initiated to follow by means of periodic reminders as well as follow-up visits by nurses of the Des Moines-Polk County Health Departments of all individuals with abeyant tuberculosis (tuberculin reaction but no evident clinical disease) brought to the attention of the health department from x-ray or tuberculin surveys.

This group with evidence of past tuberculous infection is considered to produce much of the community's active tuberculosis. Re-evaluation in the county had emphasized this fact.

The preliminary study will permit evaluation of case finding, case holding, and health education as it pertains to those previously ignored individuals in whom there is a state of armed neutrality between the host and tubercle bacillus.






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