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Development and evaluation of a formaldehyde-stabilized tuberculin as a safe and potent alternative to phenol-based purified protein derivative for the diagnosis of animal tuberculosis [PDF]

Veterinary World
Background and Aim: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, remains a significant zoonotic threat to livestock and public health, resulting in major economic losses.
Kairat Turgenbayev, Assiya Borsynbayeva, Amanbek Ozatbekuly, Sairan Dyusenov, Anarbek Tlepov, Rauan Turgenbayev   +5 more
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Optimization of a molecularly defined tuberculin formulation: recombinant fusion proteins and epitope surgery [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Bovine tuberculosis is an infectious livestock disease of global economic and zoonotic importance. Surveillance programs are largely dependent on the skin test that utilizes purified protein derivatives (PPDs) of tuberculin.
Sonya Middleton, Mahavir Singh, Michael Coad, Si Palmer, Tom Holder, Sabine Steinbach, Rebecca Hardiman, H. Martin Vordermeier, Gareth J. Jones   +8 more
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Diagnostic accuracy and safety of Diaskintest® compared with the tuberculin skin test for detecting tuberculosis infection in BCG-vaccinated Brazilian adults [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundEvidence on the accuracy and safety of the ESAT-6/CFP-10–based Diaskintest® in BCG-vaccinated populations outside Eastern Europe remains limited.
Afrânio Kritski, Carla Conceição, Martha Oliveira, Martha Oliveira, Ana Paula Razal Dalvi, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Adriana Rezende Moreira, Adriana Rezende Moreira, Aline Lopes, Rogerio Ruffino, Luciana Rodrigues, Eliene Mesquita, Sergian Vianna Cardozo, Maria Jose Fernandes Pereira, Sumire Sakabe, Anete Trajman, Marcela Bhering, Marcela Bhering   +19 more
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Genomic pattern analysis of Burkholderia mallei field isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) discriminatory typing

Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2021
Background and Objectives: Glanders is a serious zoonotic disease caused by Burkholderia mallei. Prevention, control, and treatment strategies of glanders are prerequisites for microbial source tracking. The present study was aimed to analyze the genomic
Shojaat Dashtipour, Keyvan Tadayon, Sajjad Yazdansetad, Nader Mosavari, Rouhollah Keshavarz   +4 more
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Tuberculin reactivity in schoolchildren, Kassala State, Sudan

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2020
Background: Tuberculin skin test (TST) is widely used for the assessment of Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine efficacy and screening of latent TB infection (LTBI). Poor or no data are available on the reactivity of tuberculin in Kassala State.
Fatima Abbas Khalid, Muataz Mohammed Eldirdery, Mamoun El-Obeid El-Gasim, Maowia Mohammed Mukhtar   +3 more
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Resposta imune específica de bovinos experimentalmente sensibilizados com inóculos inativados de Mycobacterium bovis e Mycobacterium avium Specific immune response of cattle to experimental sensibilization by inactivated Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2006
O diagnóstico presuntivo da tuberculose bovina é baseado na análise da resposta imune celular a antígenos micobacterianos. Procedeu-se à simulação experimental de sensibilização por Mycobacterium bovis e Mycobacterium avium inativados em bovinos a fim de
Robson F.C. Almeida, Claudio R. Madruga, Cleber O. Soares, Marta C. Fernandes, Nilton M. Carvalho, Klaudia S.G. Jorge, Ana Luiza A.R. Osório   +6 more
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Comparison of Tuberculin Skin test and Quantiferon immunological assay for latent Tuberculosis infection

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2005
Background. Correct identification of individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a crucial element of the elimination strategy, allowing their adequate treatment.
L.R. Codecasa, M. Ferrarese, V. Penati, C. Lacchini, D. Cirillo, C. Scarparo, P. Piccoli, C. Piersimoni, G.B. Migliori   +8 more
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Robert Koch’s Professional and Personal Life

Архивъ внутренней медицины, 2020
All creative people, whose names we remember, are united by such a character trait as passion. And the field of creativity is not so important here — both in art, and in technical sciences, and in medicine, to achieve a result, complete immersion in ...
G. V. Maksimov, О. V. Lushina, M. V. Pavlova, M. V. Veselova   +3 more
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Tuberculosis prevalence in animals and humans in the Republic of Kazakhstan [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2021
Background and Aim: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that affects humans and animals. This study aimed to review the influence of economic and organizational, veterinary, and sanitary measures on the epizootic situation of animal tuberculosis and ...
Kairat Altynbekovich Turgenbayev, Assiya Madenovna Borsynbayeva, Aleksandr A. Plazun, Rauan K. Turgenbayev   +3 more
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Screening of health-care workers for latent tuberculosis infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2017
Background: Health-care workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB) than the general population. While national-level data on the burden of TB in general population is available from reliable sources, nationally representative ...
Anand Bimari Janagond, Vithiya Ganesan, G S Vijay Kumar, Arunagiri Ramesh, Prem Anand, M Mariappan   +5 more
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