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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:856.

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Guidelines issued by the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics mandate that all tuberculin skin test results be read by trained health care workers.¹ This requirement necessitates a return visit to the practice site. Poor adherence to this follow-up in high-risk populations has been well documented in the literature.^{2, 3} Reported adherence rates to tuberculin test readings range from 40% to 45% without an intervention.^{2, 3} We describe a successful strategy for increasing adherence to follow-up for tuberculin skin test readings. Our study was conducted at an inner-city community health center serving an indigent minority population. Fifty-five percent of registered children were Hispanic, 44% were African American, and 50% were female. Forty-four percent of the children had no health insurance while 47% were covered by Medicaid.

We maintained a log of all tuberculin skin tests, including the dates of implantation and reading of results. A review of our . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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