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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 +8 more
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The Correlation between M. bovis Isolation and ELISA Using PPD-B and ESAT6-CFP10 Mixture on the Sera of Tuberculin Reactor Cattle and Buffaloes [PDF]
In this study, 6150 animals (3600 dairy cattle and 2550 buffaloes) in different Egyptian governorates were tested by single intradermal cervical tuberculin test using PPD-B, 72 cattle (2%) and 26 buffaloes (1%) reacted positively.
I.A. Radwan +3 more
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Transcriptional profiling of innate and adaptive human immune responses to mycobacteria in the tuberculin skin test [PDF]
The tuberculin skin test (TST) is a model of integrated innate and adaptive human immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but the component processes that are involved in this model have not previously been defined in vivo.
Tsang, Jhen +30 more
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Robert Koch’s Professional and Personal Life
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 +3 more
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Association Between Smoking and Tuberculosis Infection: A Population Survey in a High Tuberculosis Incidence Area [PDF]
Associations between smoking and tuberculosis disease including death from tuberculosis have been reported, but there are few reports on the influence of smoking on the risk of developing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The aim of this study was to
Beyers, N. +20 more
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Screening of health-care workers for latent tuberculosis infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital
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 +5 more
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The Irish Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme operates under national legislation and fulfills OIE and EU trade requirements. Tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD), a preparation obtained from the heat-treated products of growth and ...
Anthony Duignan +3 more
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Background and Objectives: Bovine tuberculosis diagnosis is usually performed by various tests with specific limitations. Mycobacterium bovis culture filtrate contains antigenic proteins that could be used to improve the sensitivity of bovine ...
Malihe Honarmand Kashi +3 more
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