[Skin tests with Yersinia pseudotuberculosis antigen in Turkey (author's transl)].

Intradermal reactions to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis antigen are investigated on 2759 persons in different regions of Turkey (Samsun, Antalya, Urfa, Diyarbakir, Hakkâri, Ağri, Denizli and Ankara provinces). This test was found positive in 56 persons. The highest percentage of positive reactions was observed on the people from Samsun, Diyarbakir and Urfa. No positive tests were observed on the people from Hakkâri. The skin test results were also investigated and observed considering the time of the reaction as 20 min., 24 hours and 48 hours after injection of the antigen on the people from Urfa, Ağri and Hakkâri.