EXPERIENCES WITH A NEW METHOD OF PERFORMING THE TUBERCULIN SKIN TESTNo abstract is available for this article.doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.1962.tb04226.xWilliam F. RussellDenver, ColoradoDonald L. RasmussenDenver, ColoradoMildred DosterDenver, Colorado...
In the exemplary enzyme immunoassay being described, the operator preferably introduces approximately 0.5 ml of patient serum and 0.5 ml of a specimen dilution buffer, such as 10% heat inactivated horse serum in lOmM (TB5) pH7.4, into the reaction well 86 of a cartridge 80 through the port...
The report also contains guidelines for diagnosing latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection using the QuantiFERON(Trade name)-TB Test. Until 2001, the only test used to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) was the tuberculin skin test (TST). However, in 2001, a new test (QuantiFERON-...
Logistic regression was used to test the association between the variables and risk of failing to complete a TBSE.#The risk for omitted TBSE is higher in older patients, females, patients whose primary reason for seeking care was not specifically for a complete skin check, and with female ...
A number of subjective clinical observations were made at designated time points throughout the exercise test and initial recovery period including buccal mucous membrane colouration, capillary refill time, neck and point of shoulder skin pinch recovery time, grade of abdominal sounds; anal sphincter ...