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Steroids Decrease Prevalence of Positive Tuberculin Skin Test in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Implications on Anti-TNF Therapies

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2014
Tuberculin skin test has been used as an indicator of latent tuberculosis in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) before administration of biologicals.
Shweta Agarwal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Tuberculin Reaction Sizes at 48 and 72 hours among children in Tiruvallur District, South India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Setting: A rural population in Tiruvallur district, south India. Objective: To study the variability of skin test reaction sizes between 48 and 72 hours. Methods: A tuberculin test survey was conducted among children aged less than 10 years.
Gopi, P G   +3 more
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Preserved cellular immunity in smoldering acute leukemia [PDF]

open access: yes, 1976
"Smoldering acute leukemia", a variant of acute myelogenous leukemia, has been recognized with frequent incidence in recent years. This is chracterized by benign clinical course, poor physical findings, leukopenia and mild anemia in the ...
Toki, Hironobu
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Development and optimization of an ESAT6-ELISA-based detection system of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, suitable for bovine TB eradication

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2015
Introduction: The tuberculin test is the most common method used for the detection and control of bovine tuberculosis (TB). Specificity and sensitivity of this tuberculin test is low, so it is better to perform another test in parallel for investigation ...
Rouhollah Keshavarz   +11 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TUBERCULOSIS IN INTERNATIONALLY DISPLACED CHILDREN RESETTLING IN HARRIS COUNTY [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background More than 300,000 refugees arrived in the United States (U.S.) from 2010-2015, and Texas accepts the 2nd highest number of refugees. Texas also accepts large numbers of asylees, parolees, and special immigrant visa holders.
LAMB, GABRIELLA S
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Exploring the fate of cattle herds with inconclusive reactors to the tuberculin skin test [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an important animal health issue in many parts of the world. In England and Wales, the primary test to detect infected animals is the single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test, which compares immunological ...
Brooks-Pollock   +21 more
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Comparative study between using QuantiFERON and tuberculin skin test in diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013
Aim: Study degree of sensitivity and specificity of IFN-γ as QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay in diagnosis of tuberculosis instead of tuberculin test. Subjects and methods: Forty patients were included in this study subdivided into two groups.
Sohair A. Abdel-Samea   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Healthcare Students and Postgraduates in a Mediterranean Italian Area: What Correlation with Work Exposure? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Tuberculosis screening is part of the standard protocol for evaluating the risk of infection in healthcare workers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among students attending various ...
Antonina Ciccarello   +4 more
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Frequency of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes referred to Shahid Rahimi Hospital in Khorramabad City with Tuberculin Skin Test in 2018-2020

open access: yesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2022
Introduction: Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death from infectious diseases worldwide. Diabetes has been suggested as an important risk factor for tuberculosis.
Mahshad Mousavi   +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

open access: yesمجله 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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