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Interferon-gamma release assays and tuberculin skin testing for diagnosing latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in at-risk groups in Poland [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2016
Objective/Background: The diagnostics of latent tuberculosis infection in Poland using the tuberculin skin test is challenging due to the obligatory Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccinations.
Katarzyna Kruczak   +2 more
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Screening for ТВ Infection. State of the Problem

open access: yesЭпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2016
Introduction. Currently, the issue of early detection of tuberculosis infection in children with use as the primary method of tuberculin is extremely important.
E. A. Borodulina
doaj   +1 more source

A New Model to Calibrate a Reference Standard for Bovine Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative in the Target Species

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018
Since 1986, use of a Bovine International Standard (BIS) for bovine tuberculin has been required to ensure national and international uniformity regarding the potency designation of bovine tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative (PPDb) preparations ...
Klaas Frankena   +6 more
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EXPERIENCE OF USING TUBERCULOUS RECOMBINANT ALLERGEN FOR DIAGNOSTICS OF TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV PATIENTS

open access: yesТуберкулез и болезни лёгких, 2015
The high level of HIV infection is one of the factors providing negative impact on tuberculosis incidence and prevalence in Sverdlovsk region. The number of those su|ering from the late stage of HIV-infection is steadily increasing and they develop ...
N. V. Eysmont
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Tuberculin Skin Test and CD4+/CD8+ T Cell Counts in Adults Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Medellín, Colombia

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1997
To evaluate the effect of BCG vaccination and T lymphocyte subpopulations on the reactivity to the tuberculin skin test, 113 asymtomatic HIV+ individuals were tuberculin tested by intradermal injection of 5TU of purified protein derivative and the levels
JI Rodríguez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intestinal tuberculosis, a diagnostic challenge: report of a case [PDF]

open access: yesHorizonte Médico, 2016
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is a rare and difficult pathology to diagnose, which is associated with various social and economic factors as well as the state of health of the sufferer.
Juan Paulo Villamizar Villamizar   +4 more
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of latent tuberculosis infection in a Spanish prison

open access: yesRevista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria, 2018
Aim To determine the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTI) in a Spanish prison, analyze the main sociodemographic and clinical variables associated with this condition and estimate the percentage of individuals with LTI who have received ...
ME López de Goicoechea-Saiz   +2 more
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FEATURES OF SPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSE IN THE PATIENTS WITH FIBROUS/CAVERNOUS TUBERCULOSIS OF LUNGS

open access: yesМедицинская иммунология, 2014
. The aim of the present study was to determine the different profiles of the immune responsiveness of the patients with fibro-cavernous pulmonary tuberculosis to PPD from M.tuberculosis in comparison with their response to standart mitogen and IFNγ.
T. E. Kissina   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

High levels of anti-tuberculin (IgG) antibodies correlate with the blocking of T-cell proliferation in individuals with high exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Objectives: To determine the effect of anti-tuberculin antibodies in the T-cell proliferation in response to tuberculin and Candida antigens in individuals with different levels of tuberculosis (TB) risk.
Edmond J. Feris   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis Factor Associated Tuberculin Test in Children Contact Tuberculosis History

open access: yesJurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 2014
Tuberculosis in children can not be separated from the history of contact with smear-positive tuberculosis patients as a source of infection. The aims of this study was to identify and analyze the risks tuberculin test results among children who had ...
Tika Triharinni   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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