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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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Tuberculin Skin Test

, 2023
Spss file (.sav) for results of 1050 pateint tested with the tuberculin skin ...
Nouira, Mariem
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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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Association Between Smoking and Tuberculosis Infection: A Population Survey in a High Tuberculosis Incidence Area [PDF]

, 2005
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., van Lill, S.W.P., Enarson, D.A., Borgdorff, M. W., Verver, S, Lombard, C.J, den Boon, S., Lombard, C. J., Beyers, N, Verver, S., Boon den, S, van Lill, S. W. P., Enarson, D. A., Bateman, E. D., Enarson, D.A, Bateman, E.D, Borgdorff, M.W., Borgdorff, M.W, Lombard, C.J., LIll van, P, Bateman, E.D.   +20 more
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Latent Tuberculosis among Pregnant Mothers in a Resource Poor Setting in Northern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

, 2010
Untreated latent TB infection (LTBI) is a significant risk factor for active pulmonary tuberculosis, hence predisposing to adverse pregnancy outcomes and mother to child transmission. The prevalence of latent tuberculosis in pregnancy and its association,
Karim P Manji, Chagani, M.M., Mpembeni, Rose M, Manji, Mohamed P, Jusabani, Ahmed M, Taha S Karimjee, Jusabani, A.M., Chagani, Mohamedsuhel M, Jusabani, Ahmed, Manji, Karim P, Alwani, Zaheerabbas R, Mohamed P Manji, Zaheerabbas R Alwani, Karimjee, Taha S, Mpembeni Rose M, Chagani Mohamedsuhel M, Manji, M.P., Mohamedsuhel M Chagani, Sheriff, Faheem G, Karimjee Taha S, Manji, K.P., Jusabani Ahmed M, Manji Karim P, Alwani, Z.R., Manji Mohamed P, Mpembeni, R.M., Faheem G Sheriff, Rose M Mpembeni, Alwani, Zaheerabbas A, Sheriff, F.G., Alwani Zaheerabbas R, Sheriff Faheem G, Karimjee, T.S., Ahmed M Jusabani   +33 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 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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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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Investigation of the Frequency of Positive PPD Test in Candidate Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Drugs Hospitalized in Shahid Sadoughi Hospital in Years 2019-2020 [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2023
Introduction: Tuberculosis is one of the most common infections that lead to death,; incidence of tuberculosis is higher in individuals with immune system deficiency. Candidates for receiving immunosuppressive drugs should be examined for the presence of
Hamid Reza Mohammadi, Zohreh Akhoundimeybodi, Mohammad Javad Sadeghi, Ahmad Reza Ghayedi, Jamshid Ayatollahi, Marzieh Azimi Zade   +5 more
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Interferon-gamma assay and tuberculin skin test for screening of latent tuberculosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a summarization study

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2021
Background Latent tuberculosis is an important clinical problem. This problem might be significant in some specific groups of patients. The screening for latent tuberculosis is recommended for management of those patients at risk.
Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip, Viroj Wiwanitkit   +1 more
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