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2. Mantoux test - Wikipedia

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   The Mantoux test or Mendel–Mantoux test (also known as the Mantoux screening test, tuberculin sensitivity test, Pirquet test, or PPD test for purified protein derivative) is a tool for screening for tuberculosis (TB) and for tuberculosis diagnosis.

3. Diagnosis of tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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   CT scan of peritoneal tuberculosis, a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The omentum and peritoneal surfaces are thickened (arrows). [14] In active pulmonary TB, infiltrates or consolidations and/or cavities are often seen in the upper lungs with or without mediastinal or hilar lymphadenopathy or pleural effusions ( tuberculous pleurisy ...

4. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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   This severe form of TB disease, most common in young children and those with HIV, is called miliary tuberculosis. [97] People with this disseminated TB have a high fatality rate even with treatment (about 30%). [53] [98] In many people, the infection waxes and wanes. Tissue destruction and necrosis are often balanced by healing and fibrosis. [94]

5. Tine test - Wikipedia

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   The tine test is a multiple-puncture tuberculin skin test used to aid in the medical diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). The tine test is similar to the Heaf test, although the Mantoux test is usually used instead. There are various forms of the tine tests which usually fall into two categories: the old tine test (OT) and the purified protein ...

6. GeneXpert MTB/RIF - Wikipedia

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   In December 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the Xpert MTB/RIF for use in tuberculosis (TB) endemic countries. [3] The announcement followed 18 months of assessing its field effectiveness in tuberculosis, MDR-TB, and TB/HIV co-infection. [4] The test may enable the diagnosis of TB in patients likely to be missed by traditional ...

7. Heaf test - Wikipedia

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   Grade 2 – confluent papules form indurated ring (positive) Grade 3 – central filling to form disc (positive) Grade 4 – disc >10 mm with or without blistering (strongly positive) Grades 1 and 2 could result from previous BCG or avian tuberculosis, rather than human TB infection.

8. Interferon gamma release assay - Wikipedia

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   T-SPOT.TB, a form of ELISpot, the variant of ELISA (licensed in Europe, US, Japan and China). [3] The former test quantitates the amount of IFN-γ produced in response to the ESAT-6 and CFP-10 antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which are distinguishable from those present in BCG and most other non-tuberculous mycobacteria.

9. T-SPOT.TB - Wikipedia

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   T-SPOT.TB counts the number of antimycobacterial effector T cells, white blood cells that produce interferon-gamma, in a sample of blood.This gives an overall measurement of the host immune response against mycobacteria, which can reveal the presence of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB).