Tuberculin skin test: review article

Tuberculin skin test: review article

Historically, tuberculosis has been the leading cause of death throughout human history. Tuberculosis infection (TB) causes by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is very dangerous and can affect any parts of the body, especially lungs. Tuberculosis infection still remains a serious threat to human publ...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Hadi Peeridogaheh, Roghayeh Teimourpour, Mohsen Arzanlou, Sina Rostami, Elham Raeisi
Format:	Article
Language:	fas
Published:	Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-11-01
Series:	Tehran University Medical Journal
Subjects:	BCG latent tuberculosis mycobacterium tuberculosis review tuberculin test
Online Access:	http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-5624&slc_lang=en&sid=1

Similar Items

The Effect of Bacille Calmette-Guérin Vaccination at Birth on Tuberculin Skin Test Reactivity
by: Iraj Sedighi, et al.
Published: (2013-12-01)

Skin thickness affects the result of tuberculin skin test in systemic sclerosis
by: Apichart So-ngern, et al.
Published: (2022-08-01)

Comparison of Tuberculin Skin test and Quantiferon immunological assay for latent Tuberculosis infection
by: L.R. Codecasa, et al.
Published: (2005-09-01)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis epitope-specific interferon-g production in healthy Brazilians reactive and non-reactive to tuberculin skin test
by: Bosco Christiano Maciel da Silva, et al.
Published: (2014-12-01)

Evaluation of Tuberculin Skin Test Seroconversion Among the Staff in Qaemshahr Razi Hospital, 2015-2017
by: Lotfollah Davoodi, et al.
Published: (2018-09-01)

Comparison of Interferon-Gamma Release and Tuberculin Skin Test for Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infections in Iranian Elderly Patients
by: Azadeh Mansourzadeh, et al.
Published: (2017-06-01)

High levels of anti-tuberculin (IgG) antibodies correlate with the blocking of T-cell proliferation in individuals with high exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
by: Edmond J. Feris, et al.
Published: (2016-02-01)

Comparison between Quanti-FERON-TB Gold In-Tube test and tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis in children: A cross-section study
by: Keyghobad Ghadiri, et al.
Published: (2020-01-01)

Concordance of the tuberculin skin test and T-SPOT® .TB test results in kidney transplant candidates
by: Roya Sherkat, et al.
Published: (2014-01-01)

The Identification of proteins present in culture filtrare of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DT and comparison with human tuberculin proteins by electrophoretic methods
by: Sadeghi D (MSc), et al.
Published: (2012-04-01)

Comparison of Circulating NKT Cells Numbers in Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients and Healthy Subjects Using Tuberculin Skin Test
by: A Zavaran-Hoseeni, et al.
Published: (2009-07-01)

BCG: the only available vaccine against tuberculosis: review article
by: Roghayeh Teimourpour, et al.
Published: (2017-01-01)

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
by: Mahshad Mousavi, et al.
Published: (2022-05-01)

Serial testing of latent tuberculosis infection in patients with diabetes mellitus using interferon-gamma release assay, tuberculin skin test, and creation tuberculin skin test
by: Yijun He, et al.
Published: (2022-12-01)

Nuevas herramientas para la detección de la tuberculosis latente.
by: Blanca I. Restrepo
Published: (2004-06-01)

Exploring the Fate of Cattle Herds With Inconclusive Reactors to the Tuberculin Skin Test
by: Lucy A. Brunton, et al.
Published: (2018-09-01)

Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in low-risk children using tuberculin skin test: a study in Shiraz
by: Masoumi Asl H, et al.
Published: (2012-10-01)

T-SPOT. TB assay and tuberculin skin test for diagnosis and screening of tuberculosis: First report in a Sri lankan population
by: Champa N Ratnatunga
Published: (2015-08-01)

SENSITIVITY OF BCG INOCULATION AND TUBERCULIN SKIN TEST IN ACTIVE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN UNDER-5 CHILDREN
by: Muhammad Saleem Channer, et al.
Published: (2015-03-01)

The Interferon-Gamma Release Assay versus the Tuberculin Skin Test in the Diagnosis of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Infection in BCG-Vaccinated Children and Adolescents Exposed or Not Exposed to Contagious TB
by: Magdalena Druszczynska, et al.
Published: (2023-02-01)

QuantiFERON-TB Gold and Tuberculin Skin Test for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children
by: Hossein Masoumi Asl, et al.
Published: (2015-09-01)

Booster Phenomenon of 3-Step Tuberculin Skin Testing in Hemodialysis Patients
by: Mohsen Meidani, et al.
Published: (2011-03-01)

Tuberculin skin test and interferon‐γ release assays: Can they agree?
by: João Almeida Santos, et al.
Published: (2023-02-01)

Risk factors for positive tuberculin tests in children
by: Purnomo Sidhi, et al.
Published: (2011-12-01)

Agreement between the results of tuberculin skin test and Interferon-Gamma Release Assays in renal transplant candidates
by: Shiva Samavat, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01)

Safety of the two-step tuberculin skin test in Indian health care workers
by: Devasahayam J Christopher, et al.
Published: (2014-01-01)

Latent tuberculosis infection, tuberculin skin test and vitamin D status in contacts of tuberculosis patients: a cross-sectional and case-control study
by: Arnedo-Pena Alberto, et al.
Published: (2011-12-01)

Tuberculin test versus interferon gamma release assay in pregnant women with household contacts of tuberculosis patients
by: Maisuri Tadjuddin Chalid, et al.
Published: (2022-01-01)

Comparative study between using QuantiFERON and tuberculin skin test in diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
by: Sohair A. Abdel-Samea, et al.
Published: (2013-01-01)

The use of topical zinc in tuberculin test
by: Anisa Rahmadhany, et al.
Published: (2013-10-01)

Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB gold in tube test versus tuberculin skin test for screening of latent tuberculosis infection in Saudi Arabia: A population-based study
by: Hanan H Balkhy, et al.
Published: (2016-01-01)

Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis: Can we do better?
by: Al-Orainey Ibrahim
Published: (2009-01-01)

Detection of latent tuberculosis infection in hemodialysis patients: Comparison between the quantiferon-tuberculosis gold test and the tuberculin skin test
by: Mona T. Hussein, et al.
Published: (2017-07-01)

Evaluation of Latent Tuberculosis in Health Care Workers of Chest Diseases Hospital
by: Tuğba SARI
Published: (2017-12-01)

Comparison of the tuberculin skin test and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test in detecting latent tuberculosis in health care workers in Iran
by: Ehsan Mostafavi, et al.
Published: (2016-07-01)

A CD4+ TNF+ monofunctional memory T-cell response to BCG vaccination is associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in infants exposed to HIV
by: Alex J. Warr, et al.
Published: (2022-06-01)

Tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assay values are associated with antimicrobial peptides expression in polymorphonuclear cells during latent tuberculous infection
by: Julio E Castañeda-Delgado, et al.
Published: (2014-06-01)

Proposal to Revise the Screening Test for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Close Contacts at Elementary Schools in Korea
by: Jong-Myon Bae
Published: (2019-07-01)

Risk factors for positive tuberculin skin tests among migrant and resident children in Lausanne, Switzerland
by: E Collet, et al.
Published: (2005-12-01)

Prevalence of and risk factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection in a Latin American region
by: Javier Andrés Bustamante-Rengifo, et al.
Published: (2020-08-01)