Replacing the tuberculin skin test with a specific blood test
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis]
Aug 1, 2005
Karin N Weldingh, Peter Henrik Senten Andersen
PMID: 16218449
Get paper from
Abstract
For almost 100 years has the tuberculin skin test (TST) been used for the support the diagnosis of active and latent TB infection. The TST test has, however, a number of limitations most notable low specificity in BCG vaccinated individuals due to cross-reactive components in PPD and th...read more
Mentioned in this Paper
Blood Chemistry Measurement
Mycoplasma bovis
Cross Reactions
Specific antigen
Tuberculin Test
Bacterial Proteins
Methylobacter bovis
Antigens, Bacterial
Hematologic Tests
Mycobacterium bovis
Paper Details
References
- References
- Citations
References currently unavailable
We're still populating references for this paper, please check back later.
- References
- Citations
No citations available
This paper may not have been cited yet.
Related Papers
High-sensitive and rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by IFN-gamma release assay among HIV-infected individuals in BCG-vaccinated area
BMC ImmunologyMay 28, 2009
Wei-Min JiangWen-hong Zhang
Evaluation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific RD antigens for delayed type hypersensitivity responses in guinea pig
Indian Journal of Experimental BiologyFebruary 1, 2010
Mamta KalraIndu Verma
Replacing the tuberculin skin test with a specific blood test
Abstract
For almost 100 years has the tuberculin skin test (TST) been used for the support the diagnosis of active and latent TB infection. The TST test has, however, a number of limitations most notable low specificity in BCG vaccinated individuals due to cross-reactive components in PPD and th...read more
Mentioned in this Paper
Blood Chemistry Measurement
Mycoplasma bovis
Cross Reactions
Specific antigen
Tuberculin Test
Related Papers
Paper Details
References
- References
- Citations
References currently unavailable
We're still populating references for this paper, please check back later.
- References
- Citations
No citations available
This paper may not have been cited yet.
Get paper from