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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"skin test"”.
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Development and evaluation of new leprosy skin test antigens as diagnostic tools
An early diagnostic test for leprosy that is adequately sensitive and specific to identify infected individuals before the onset of clinical symptoms continues to be one of the greatest needs in the field. Preclinical diagnosis would expedite the delivery of chemotherapy to patients, prevent …
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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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A quantitative characterization of tuberculin skin test indurations using hyperspectral imaging to enable automated latent tuberculosis screening
… globally by 90% by the year 2035. The tuberculin skin test (TST) is the most widely used test for LTBI in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It involves the injection of tuberculin into the forearm skin of a participant. An induration – a subdermal lump – forms at the injection site 48 – 72 …
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Autoreaktyvumo rodiklių diagnostinė reikšmė sergant lėtine dilgėline /
… There is still no simple, reproducible clinical test for functional autoantibodies. Improved screening tests are being sought, for example, ability of CU patient’s serum to evoke expression of CD63 and CD203c on donor basophils by using flow cytometry is showing some promise. The aim of our study …
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Autoreaktyvumo rodiklių diagnostinė reikšmė sergant lėtine dilgėline /
… There is still no simple, reproducible clinical test for functional autoantibodies. Improved screening tests are being sought, for example, ability of CU patient’s serum to evoke expression of CD63 and CD203c on donor basophils by using flow cytometry is showing some promise. The aim of our study …
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Lymphocyte populations and their relationship to cell-mediated immune responses in aflatoxin-treated guinea pigs
… in guinea pigs. Dose dependent reductions in skin test responses were observed in guinea pigs which received at least 0.040 mg/kg/day aflatoxin B(,1) equivalents (B(,1) eq) for 3 weeks. Reduced weight gains were apparent at the 0.020 mg/kg/day B(,1) eq level. Serum bile acids were elevated at …
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ΔΙΑΓΝΩΣΤΙΚΗ ΠΡΟΣΠΕΛΑΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΑΡΚΟΕΙΔΩΣΗΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
… ONLY IN SARCOIDOSIS AND THIS IS A SPECIFIC SKIN TEST FOR THE DISEASE. D)FOR THE VALUATION OF CUTANEOUS AVERGY WE HAVE TO USE APPROPRIATE SKIN TEST WITH CONTROLS. E) BIOPSY OF CLINICALLY SUSPICIOUS LESIONS MUST BE DONE BEFORE BIOPSY OF OTHER SITES. F) RANDOM BIOPSY OF MINOR SALIVARY GLAND FOR …
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Utility of newer technologies for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis
Since the 1800s the tuberculin skin test (TST) has been the only available test for latent tuberculosis (LTBI). Recently, interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have been developed which are based upon the responses of peripheral blood effector cells to M.tb-specific antigens [early secretory …
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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 …
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Aspectos ambientais e sociais envolvidos na transmissão da L. chagasi no município de Parnamirim/RN
… selected and georreferenciated. Montenegro skin test was done in the human population and blood samples were collected for anti-Leishmania antibody detection. The canine population was examinated for L. chagasi infection by RIFI, ELISA and ELISA for rK39. An entomologic surveillance was …
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Image analysis for a mobile phone-based assessment of latent tuberculosis infection
… tuberculosis infection is the Mantoux tuberculin skin test, where tuberculin is injected into a patient's arm and may result in a cutaneous induration forming at the site of injection. A diameter measurement of the resultant induration, recorded using a ruler and ball point pen, is currently used …
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Investigation of stiffener and skin interactions for pressure loaded panels
… strain and deflection responses of stiffened skins. Global deformations of the stiffened skins, under load, produce high local stresses in the interface region between the stiffener and skin. Test panels were designed to study the stiffener and skin interactions using parameters typical of …
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The clinical presentation and outcome of tuberculosis in children admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit in an area with a high incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis
… 12 % of cases. A significantly positive Mantoux skin test was reported in 35 % of cases and 53 % had a positive Tine skin test. Gastric aspirates positive for M. tuberculosis were obtained in 42 % of cases and of cultures other than gastric aspirates, 44 % were positive. Other special …
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Mobile phone-based evaluation of talent tuberculosis infection
The tuberculin skin test (TST) is the most widely used method for detecting latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) in adults and active TB disease in children. This work presents the development of a screening tool to detect LTBI's, which works in conjunction with the TST and serves as an …
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Biologinės terapijos taikymas pacientams, sergantiems autoimuniniais artritais /
… treatment with BD. Low agreement of tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ release assay for diagnosing latent tuberculosis (TB) before initiation of BD were found. During treatment with BD the highest active TB incidence was detected in patients treated with adalimumab, lowest – in patients with …
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Biologic therapy in patients with autoimmune arthritis /
… treatment with BD. Low agreement of tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ release assay for diagnosing latent tuberculosis (TB) before initiation of BD were found. During treatment with BD the highest active TB incidence was detected in patients treated with adalimumab, lowest – in patients with …
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The Role of the Alternaria Secondary Metabolite Alternariol in Inflammation
… Up to 70% of mold allergic patients have skin test reactivity to Alternaria. Alta1, an allergen produced by A. alternata also produces a prolonged and intense IgE mediated reaction in sensitized patients. Therefore A. alternata is not only a risk factor in development of asthma but also …
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Tuberculosis In paediatric kidney transplant recipients a single centre experience
… loss (n=12/20) and cough (n=10/20). Tuberculin skin test was positive in four of 20 children. Coinfection with Ebstein Barr virus, Cytomegalovirus or Staphylococcus was found in five children. Due to interactions an up to three fold increase in calcineurin inhibitor dose was required to maintain …
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Comparing the risk of Tuberculosis (TB) infection in the households with and without TB patients in Tsumkwe constituency, Otjozondjupa region, Namibia
… the examination of active disease. Tuberculin skin test (TST) was performed on contacts without active disease. Risk of disease and infection in the close contacts were compared with the corresponding risks in community contact, by calculating risk ratio at 95% confidence interval. Twenty-three …
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Καλλιέργεια λεμφοκυττάρων ευαισθητοποιημένων στον εχινόκοκκο ατόμων παρουσία προϊόντων υδατιδικής κύστεως: Βλαστική μεταμόρφωση λεμφοκυττάρων και δράση επί των σκωληκοκεφαλών
… of the hydatid cyst, even if the Casoni's skin test and serology have become negative. 3. The viability of E. granulosus scolices cultivated in the presence of sensitized lymphocytes was significantly lower than that of the same scolices cultivated in the presence of nonsensitized …
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