A NEW TUBERCULIN

A New Formula for BCG Scar and Tuberculin Test Response

Tuberculosis is an important disease in the world especially in developing and undeveloped regions and PPD test is the standard test for diagnosis of this infectious disease [1-3]. BCG vaccination has proven to be the most effective technique for controlling tuberculosis in the world especially in developing countries [1]. The BCG vaccination is the most extensively used immunization worldwide,...

Tuberculin in Ophthalmology Tuberculin in Ophthalmology

The tuberculin test as a new approach to the new era of tuberculosis control.

In the past two decades great progress has been made in the treatment of tuberculosis. The discovery of potent antituberculosis drugs and the advances in thoracic surgery have brought about a dramatic decline in the death rate from tuberculosis. Such accomplishment certainly can be viewed with pride and satisfaction. However, while much has been achieved in preventing death due to tuberculosis,...

A potency test of tuberculin.

The tuberculin for Mantoux-test is neither heated nor filtered after diluting, of course. Heating of a diluted tuberculin was once made half in fun. And as stated in section 3.1 and 6.1, a diluted tuberculin was sealed in ampuls, and heated by autoclaving for 20 minutes at 15 pounds pressure (120•Ž). After this precedure we saw a curious result: the potency was lost on the whole, of course, but...

Tuberculin Test

  در ایالات متحده حدود ۱۵ میلیون نفر آلوده به میکروب سل می باشند و هر سال ۳۰ هزار مورد جدید گزارش می شود. انتظار می رود تا سال ۲۰۰۰ این رقم به ۵۰۰۰۰ نفر در سال برسد. تست مانتو نسبت به تست چند سوزنی که قبلاً بسیار متداول بود، بمراتب دقیق تر است و بهمین دلیل به عنوان یک روش انتخابی برای غربالگری سل شناخته شده است. امروزه این تست اولین اقدام برای اثبات عفونت کلینیکی بوده و در صورتی که بطور دقیق ا...