Hypersensitivity Reactions, Delayed: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Relevant guidelines

Guidelines for the investigation of contacts of persons with infectious tuberculosis. Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Guidelines for the investigation of contacts of persons with infectious tuberculosis. Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC. MMWR Recomm Rep 2005 Dec 16;54(RR-15):1-47.

Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings-2003.
Kohn WG, Collins AS, Cleveland JL, Harte JA, Eklund KJ, Malvitz DM. Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings--2003. MMWR Recomm Rep 2003 Dec 19;52(RR-17):1-61.

Keywords

classic delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction, type IV hypersensitivity reaction, cell-mediated hypersensitivity reaction, delayed-type hypersensitivity, DTH, delayed hypersensitivity, allergic reaction, delayed allergic reaction, hypersensitivity, allergy, allergies, transplant rejection, tumor immunity, transplantation reaction, transplant reaction, transplantation rejection, contact dermatitis, allograft rejection, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, tuberculin skin test reactions, granulomatous inflammation, sarcoidosis, Crohn disease, allograft rejection, graft-versus-host disease, GVHD, graft versus host disease, autoimmune hypersensitivity reaction, inflammatory response, allergic dermatitis, rash, skin rash, anergy, delayed hypersensitivity reactions

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Walter Duane Hinshaw, DO, Clinical Associate Professor, Consulting Staff, Family Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Baylor University Medical Center at Garland
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Gregory Paul Neyman, MD, Resident, Family Practice, Family Practice Resident Physician, Covenant Medical Center
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