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The tuberculin skin test in monkeys
Lab Animal, 2016Matthew, Panarella, Victoria, Hampshire
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The New Zealand medical journal, 1994
The tuberculin skin test, if carefully standardised, is a useful diagnostic and screening tool. Whilst it is easier to apply in unvaccinated populations, with care, available data may be used to help interpret the tests in populations such as New Zealand where vaccination has been widespread.
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The tuberculin skin test, if carefully standardised, is a useful diagnostic and screening tool. Whilst it is easier to apply in unvaccinated populations, with care, available data may be used to help interpret the tests in populations such as New Zealand where vaccination has been widespread.
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Use of the tuberculin skin test in children
Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 2004The tuberculin skin test, originally developed by Koch over a century ago as a means to treat tuberculosis, has emerged as the definitive means to identify infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Its value was first demonstrated in studies of student nurses in Norway where it correctly identified uninfected students at greatest risk of dying of ...
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Tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON in children.
The new microbiologica, 2013Until some time ago, the tuberculin skin test was the only available screening test for the diagnosis of tubercular infection. Now the new interferon-? release assay QuantiFERON-TB Gold shows promise of greater accuracy in the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected subjects.
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Postgraduate medicine
Preview The incidence of tuberculosis in the United States is escalating at an alarming rate. Thus, it is imperative to detect the infection early so that chemoprophylaxis can be given before active disease has a chance to develop. The tuberculin skin test is simple, cheap, and effective and should be an integral part of evaluating not only high-risk ...
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Preview The incidence of tuberculosis in the United States is escalating at an alarming rate. Thus, it is imperative to detect the infection early so that chemoprophylaxis can be given before active disease has a chance to develop. The tuberculin skin test is simple, cheap, and effective and should be an integral part of evaluating not only high-risk ...
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Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Test and New Specific Blood Test in Tuberculosis Contacts
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2004Troels Lillebaek +2 more
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