Smear grading and the Mantoux skin test can be used to predict sputum smear conversion in patients suffering from tuberculosis

Smear grading and the Mantoux skin test can be used to predict sputum smear conversion in patients suffering from tuberculosis

Purpose: Smear scores and induration sizes resulting from the PPD (tuberculin purified protein derivative) test can serve as indicators of whether a patient suffering from tuberculosis shows smear conversion or not. Methods: Using microbiological methods smear and sputum tests, patients diagnosed as...

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Main Authors: Saffari, Mahmood, Jolandimi, Hadis Alizadeh, Sehat, Mojtaba, Nejad, Nastarn Vali, Hedayati, Mehrdad, Zamani, Mahbobeh, Ghasemi, Amir
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2017-08-01
Series:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Subjects:
tuberculosis
sputum grading
conversion
Mantoux skin test
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2017-12/dgkh000297.shtml

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