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The degree of agreement of quantiferon TB gold test and tuberculin skin test in nurses

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2011
Background and Objective: Tuberculin skin test (TST) is the standard method for diagnosis of latent tuberculous infection. Positive results of TST (significant induration) may be seen in persons with latent M.tuberculosis infection and negative results ...
Vaziri S, Khazaei S, Neishaboori SM, Molaei tavana P, Kanani M, Madani SH   +5 more
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Tuberculosis Infection Risk Areas in a Big Urban Center: Boundaries, Objects, Parameters, and Models

Туберкулез и болезни лёгких
The objective: to build up models for the areas of infectious risk of tuberculosis spread in a big urban center, to evaluate the presence of objects and parameters influencing the probability of development of tuberculosis infection nudi.Subjects and ...
I. A. Bozhkov, M. A. Sevastyanov, I. Yu. Silidi, N. V. Korneva, S. A. Sterlikov   +4 more
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Stability of DNA patterns and evidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis reactivation occurring decades after the initial infection.

, 2003
Two hundred three freeze-dried strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis collected during the 1960s were compared with 4102 strains collected during the 1990s, and 14 DNA patterns identified among the "historical strains" were 100% identical to patterns ...
Baess, Inga, Thomsen, Vibeke Ø, Lillebaek, Troels, Andersen, Åse B., Åse B. Andersen, Troels Lillebaek, Thomsen, Vibeke, Vibeke Ø. Thomsen, Asger Dirksen, Emilia Vynnycky, Inga Baess, Andersen, Ase B, Dirksen, Asger, Vynnycky, Emilia   +13 more
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DEVELOPMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS EPIDEMIC PROCESS: INFLUENCE OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL FACTORS

Инфекция и иммунитет, 2015
Tuberculosis epidemic process is characterized by decreasing in the basic epidemiological indexes which is possible the favorable tendency. Inside the process gradual and steady changing from drug sensitive on drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...
G. S. Balasaniantc
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Management of children exposed to a patient with tuberculosis

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2006
Background: The article presents diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations for children, who have been exposed to a person with contagious tuberculosis.
Andreja Borinc Beden, Vasilija Maček
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Isoniazid Prophylaxis of Latent Tuberculous Infection among Healthcare Workers in Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute

Siriraj Medical Journal, 2016
Background: Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is one of the essential measures for tuberculosis (TB) control. The tuberculin skin test (TST) is an important tool for the detection of LTBI and the identification of healthcare workers ...
Patama Suttha, Pranom Noppakun, Patchara Tanthirapat, Boonchai Kowadisaiburana   +3 more
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Policies and practices on the programmatic management of latent tuberculous infection: global survey

, 2016
Global survey among low tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, which are primary target countries for the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on the programmatic management of latent tuberculous infection (LTBI)
MATTEELLI, Alberto, Aziz, M. A, Nishikiori, N, Sidibe, A, Hamada, Y, Floyd, K, Dadu, A, Getahun, H., Del Granado, M   +8 more
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In situ PCR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in endoscopic mucosal biopsy specimens of intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn disease [PDF]

, 2008
Tuberculosis and Crohn disease are granulomatous disorders affecting the intestinal tract with similar clinical manifestations and pathologic features.
Pulimood, AB, Rook, GWA, Peter, S, Donoghue, HD   +3 more
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Latent equine herpesvirus infections in horses [PDF]

, 2008
A significant characteristic of the herpesviruses is that they form latent infections in infected hosts, and can be reactivated to again induce lytic infections by stressors.
Hamzah, Hazilawati
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The prospective evaluation of the TB strain typing service in England: a mixed methods study.

, 2015
BACKGROUND: In response to rising TB notification rates in England, universal strain typing was introduced in 2010. We evaluated the acceptability, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the TB strain typing service (TB-STS).
McHugh, TD, Borgdorff, M. W., Vynnycky, E, Cohen, T, Innes, J A, Innes, J. A., Abubakar, I, Borgdorff, M W, Lilley, M., McHugh, T.D., Borgdorff, MW, Innes, JA, Sonnenberg, P, Mears, J., Lord, J, Cohen, T., McHugh, T. D., Vynnycky, E., Maguire, H, Lord, J., Sonnenberg, P., Crisp, D., McHugh, T D, Crisp, D, Borgdorff, M.W., Woltmann, G., Lilley, M, Innes, J.A., Woltmann, G, Abubakar, I., Mears, J, Maguire, H.   +31 more
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