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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"SKIN-TESTING"”.
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The prevalence of asthma in urban and rural Black children : an epidemiological survey
… a clinical examination of the children. and skinfold thickness was also measured; Height, weight 6. to conduct prick skin testing to assess specific skin sensitivity to common allergens; 7. to conduct laboratory investigations relating to the allergic-immune status of the children; 8. arising …
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Risk factors for tuberculosis in a low-income urban area of Cape Town, South Africa, with particular reference to the role of cannabis smoking
… cultured on Lowenstein Jensen slants. Tuberculin skin testing (TST) was performed and an induration of ≥10mm read after 48-72 hours was considered positive. One joint year is defined as one joint per day for one year. Results: The prevalence of ever smoking cannabis was 11.3% (23% in men; 2.6% in …
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The Intradermal Skin Test in the Horse: Value as a Diagnostic Modality in Equine Allergies
… results in regards to equine intradermal skin testing and its use in defining causative antigens in IgE mediated diseases such as equine recurrent airway obstruction (RAO). This study was divided into two experiments. In the first experiment of this study, the hypothesis tested was normal …
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Effector Cells and Mechanisms in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
… weals in CSU are thought to occur as a result of skin mast cell activation, local vasodilatation and increased vascular permeability which are the cardinal features of the disease. Serum histamine-releasing activity and abnormal basophil function were implicated in the pathophysiology of CSU. We …
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ΔΕΡΜΟΑΝΤΙΔΡΑΣΗ MANTOUX ΚΑΙ ΒΙΟ-ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΟ-ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΟΙ ΠΑΡΑΓΟΝΤΕΣ
… RISK BY MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS, THE MANTOUX SKIN TEST WAS PERFORMED ON 4.036 INDIVIDUALS OF BOTH SCENES, FOLLOWING A PRESTABLISHED METHOD. AS WELL AS COLLECTED DATA CONCERNING FIFTY SEVEN (57) INDEPENDENT VARIABLES, SOCIOECONOMIC AND BIOLOGICAL USING THE INTERVIEW METHOD (STANDARD …