TUBERCULIN DIAGNOSTICS: TO BE OR NOT TO BE?
Tuberculin diagnostics — is a diagnostic method of detection of specific sensitization to Mycobactrerium tuberculosis (MBT). It is used as a specific test during mass population screening on tuberculosis (mass tuberculin diagnostics) and for individual ...
N. M. Koretskaya
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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]
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 +5 more
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Analysis Factor Associated Tuberculin Test in Children Contact Tuberculosis History
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
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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]
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 +19 more
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Conducting routine allergy tests of cattle with a simultaneous sample in TB-prone farms is necessary to confirm the stage of the epizootic process. The purpose of the research – to explore the pathomorphological changes in cows upon detection of para ...
Volodymyr Busol +4 more
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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 +4 more
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Direct detection and identification of mycobacteria in bovine samples by PCR assay [PDF]
Bovine tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is a zoonotic disease causingapproximately 6% of total human deaths. Its economic losses are not only areduction of 10-20% in milk production and weight, but also infertility andcondemnation of meat ...
Walid Hamdy Hassan +2 more
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Tuberculin reactivity in schoolchildren, Kassala State, Sudan
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 +3 more
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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 +6 more
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Determining Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among BCG-immunised Ugandan children by T-SPOT.TB and tuberculin skin testing. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Children with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) represent a huge reservoir for future disease. We wished to determine Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection prevalence among BCG-immunised five-year-old children in Entebbe, Uganda, but
Webb, Emily L +35 more
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