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Performance and correlation of interferon gamma release assays and tuberculin skin test in HIV-infected children and adolescents with immune reconstitution

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2020
Objective: To evaluate the performance of interferon gamma release assays and tuberculin skin test in HIV-infected children and adolescents with immune reconstitution.
Keswadee Lapphra, Rati Diwitaya, Sansnee Senawong, Maneeprang Thovarabha, Parnwas Pinnobphun, Alan Maleesatharn, Nantaka Kongstan, Benjawan Khumcha, Wanatpreeya Phongsamart, Orasri Wittawatmongkol, Supattra Rungmaitree, Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit   +11 more
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PREVALENCE OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS AMONG CHILDREN AT THE RESERVOIRS OF INFECTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

Паёми Сино, 2021
Objective: To study the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at the infection reservoirs in the Republic of Tajikistan among children and the impact of BCG vaccination assessed by tuberculin skin test.
O.I. BOBOKHOJAEV, U.YU. SIRODJIDINOVA, S.M. SAYDALIEV, R.S. BOZOROVA   +3 more
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Interferon-gamma release assays and tuberculin skin testing for diagnosing latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in at-risk groups in Poland

International 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, Lucyna Mastalerz, Krzysztof Sładek   +2 more
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Defining an intermediate category of tuberculin skin test: A mixture model analysis of two high-risk populations from Kampala, Uganda.

PLoS ONE, 2021
One principle of tuberculosis control is to prevent the development of tuberculosis disease by treating individuals with latent tuberculosis infection.
Henok G Woldu, Sarah Zalwango, Leonardo Martinez, María Eugenia Castellanos, Robert Kakaire, Juliet N Sekandi, Noah Kiwanuka, Christopher C Whalen   +7 more
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Using ELISPOT to expose false positive skin test conversion in tuberculosis contacts.

PLoS ONE, 2007
BackgroundRepeat tuberculin skin tests may be false positive due to boosting of waned immunity to past mycobacterial exposure. We evaluated whether an ELISPOT test could identify tuberculosis (TB) contacts with boosting of immunity to non-tuberculous ...
Philip C Hill, David J Jeffries, Roger H Brookes, Annette Fox, Dolly Jackson-Sillah, Moses D Lugos, Simon A Donkor, Bouke C de Jong, Tumani Corrah, Richard A Adegbola, Keith P McAdam   +10 more
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A simple protocol for tuberculin skin test reading certification

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2021
Although tuberculosis preventive therapy is one of the cornerstones for eliminating the disease, many barriers exist in the cascade of care for latent tuberculosis infection, including the need to certify healthcare professionals for reading tuberculin ...
Lara de Lima Gloria, Mayara Lisboa Bastos, Bráulio dos Santos Júnior, Anete Trajman   +3 more
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Evaluation of the Changes in Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) among the Interns in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Iran, after One Year of Starting Internship during the Years 2016-2017

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2018
Background: Medical students, especially whom enter to clinical courses, are in high exposure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis responsible for tuberculosis (TB).
Kiana Shirani, Samaneh Rezaee, Erfan Behzadi, Zahra Amini, Parastoo Golshiri   +4 more
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A Defined Antigen Skin Test for Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis in Domestic Water Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) remains endemic in domestic water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in India and elsewhere, with limited options for control other than testing and slaughter. The prescribed tuberculin skin tests with purified protein derivative (PPD)
Tarun Kumar, Mahavir Singh, Babu Lal Jangir, Devan Arora, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Devender Bidhan, Dipin Chander Yadav, Maroudam Veerasami, Douwe Bakker, Vivek Kapur, Vivek Kapur, Naresh Jindal   +11 more
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Tuberculin Skin Testing in Children

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
In 1996, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended targeted tuberculin skin testing (TST) of children while discouraging routine TST of children without risk factors for tuberculosis (TB). Recent studies have provided evidence in support of the targeted TST and recommendations that favor risk assessment over universal screening with TST ...
Marina Reznik, Philip O. Ozuah
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Cost-effectiveness of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube versus tuberculin skin test for diagnosis and treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in primary health care workers in Brazil.

PLoS ONE, 2019
OBJECTIVES:The goal of this study was to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis from the public health system perspective, comparing five strategies for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) diagnosis in primary health care workers in Brazil.
Rafaela Borge Loureiro, Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel, Rosangela Caetano, Renata Lyrio Peres, Geisa Fregona, Jonathan E Golub, José Ueleres Braga   +6 more
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