منابع مشابه
Tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON in children.
Until some time ago, the tuberculin skin test was the only available screening test for the diagnosis of tubercular infection. Now the new interferon-? release assay QuantiFERON-TB Gold shows promise of greater accuracy in the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected subjects. The aim of our study was to evaluate the use of QuantiFERONTB Gold in children and to verify its agreement with...
متن کاملQuantiFERON-TB Gold and Tuberculin Skin Test for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children
Background: Appropriate diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) play the most important role in the control of tuberculosis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of LTBI among healthy tuberculosis unexposed children vaccinated with BCG using the tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) and comparing the agreement between the two tests....
متن کاملTuberculin Skin Testing in Children
In 1996, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended targeted tuberculin skin testing (TST) of children while discouraging routine TST of children without risk factors for tuberculosis (TB). Recent studies have provided evidence in support of the targeted TST and recommendations that favor risk assessment over universal screening with TST. While evidence for targeted TB testing exists ...
متن کاملA tuberculin skin test survey among Ghanaian school children
BACKGROUND Ghana has not conducted a national tuberculin survey or tuberculosis prevalence survey since the establishment of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme. The primary objective of this study was therefore to determine the prevalence of tuberculin skin sensitivity in Ghanaian school children aged 6-10 years in 8 out of 10 regions of Ghana between 2004 and 2006. METHODS Tuberculi...
متن کاملmeasurement of tuberculin skin test
current guidelines suggest that the ppd mantoux tuberculin test should be read after 48 or 72 hours. we have compared the measurements at these time points. a 5-tuberculin unit (tu) ppd mantoux test was administered to 100 subjects (91% with bacillus calmette- guerin scars). induration was measured 48 and 72 hours following the injection. results the measurements made at 72nd hour were signific...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sakarya Medical Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2146-2585
DOI: 10.5505/sakaryamj.2011.76486