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Diagnostic accuracy of the Enferplex Bovine Tuberculosis antibody test in cattle sera

Scientific Reports, 2023
Bovine tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial disease of worldwide economic, zoonotic and welfare importance caused mainly by Mycobacterium bovis infection. Current regulatory diagnostic methods lack sensitivity and require improvement. We have developed
Amanda O’Brien, John Clarke, Alastair Hayton, Andy Adler, Keith Cutler, Darren J. Shaw, Clare Whelan, Neil J. Watt, Gordon D. Harkiss   +8 more
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Detection of bovine tuberculosis in three dairy cow stations in Iraq [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2014
The study was conducted to investigate bovine tuberculosis in three dairy cows stations using comparative tuberculin test (bovine and avian) and bacterial isolation.
M.A.A. Al-Graibawi, T.A. Mohammad, S.S.S. Barak   +2 more
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Study on supplemental test to improve the detection of bovine tuberculosis in individual animals and herds

BMC Veterinary Research, 2021
Background Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), is a worldwide disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). The success of bTB eradication and control programs is based on early detection and the removal of reactors from a herd thus routine testing and cull ...
Paulo Alex Machado Carneiro, Eliomar de Moura Sousa, Rinaldo Batista Viana, Bruno Moura Monteiro, Aline do Socorro Lima Kzam, Damazio Campos de Souza, Anderson Silva Coelho, José Dantas Ribeiro Filho, Ricardo Spacagna Jordao, Maria Regina Madruga Tavares, John B. Kaneene   +10 more
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Investigating Two-stage Tuberculin Skin Test for Screening Latent Tuberculosis Infections in Diabetic Patients: A Regional Study in Khorramabad, Iran

Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2022
Introduction: latent tuberculosis infections (LTBI) are not detectable by a single-stage tuberculin test and maybe detected after repeating tests 7-21 days later.
Mahshad Mousavi1, Nazanin Mousavi1, Seyyed Amir Yasin Ahmadi1, Mozhgan Kaviani2   +3 more
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Performance and correlation of QuantiFERON-TB Gold, T-SPOT.TB and tuberculin skin test in young children with tuberculosis exposure or tuberculosis disease

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2020
Objective: To evaluate the performance of interferon gamma release assays and tuberculin skin test in Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccinated young children.
Keswadee Lapphra, Paninun Srinuchasart, Sansnee Senawong, Utane Rungpanich, Pinklow Umrod, Alan Maleesatharn, Nantaka Kongstan, Watcharee Lermankul, Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit   +8 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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DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR DETECTION OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN DAIRY CATTLE FARMS COMPARED TO TUBERCULIN TEST [PDF]

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 2010
A total number of 143 cows and buffaloes cases in Qena and                El-Menoufya Governorates were examined for bovine tuberculosis using single intradermal cervical tuberculin test (SICTT).
E.M. RIAD, S.Z. MAHMOUD, M.W. ABD AL-AZEEM   +2 more
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Analysis Factor Associated Tuberculin Test in Children Contact Tuberculosis History

Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 2014
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, Muhammad Atoillah Isvandiari   +1 more
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TUBERCULIN DIAGNOSTICS: TO BE OR NOT TO BE?

Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2013
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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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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