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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...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1948
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.4566.107