Role of tuberculin skin test (Mantoux test) as an aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis disease and to identify persons with latent tuberculosis in highly endemic hilly region of Jammu and Kashmir

Nazia Tabassum Sheikh; Sameera Akhtar; Shazia Tabassum; Sumat ul Khurshid

doi:10.32677/ejms.2021.v06.i01.007

Role of tuberculin skin test (Mantoux test) as an aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis disease and to identify persons with latent tuberculosis in highly endemic hilly region of Jammu and Kashmir

Eastern Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.32677/ejms.2021.v06.i01.007 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 31-35

Author(s):

Nazia Tabassum Sheikh ◽

Sameera Akhtar ◽

Shazia Tabassum ◽

Sumat ul Khurshid

Keyword(s):

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Mantoux Test ◽

Jammu And Kashmir ◽

Hilly Region ◽

Tuberculosis Disease

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Role of tuberculin skin test in latent tuberculosis infection in HIV patients in a tertiary care hospital of India

Journal of Translational Internal Medicine ◽

10.4103/2224-4018.141841 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 136

Author(s):

Shital Patil ◽

Mukund Phutane ◽

Sanjay Mundkar

Keyword(s):

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Hiv Patients

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Is the tuberculin skin test alone accurate in moderate-to-severe BCG vaccinated patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with immunosuppressives to test for latent tuberculosis?

Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie ◽

10.1055/s-0034-1376076 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 52 (05) ◽

Author(s):

K Gecse ◽

Z Kürti ◽

B Lovász ◽

Á Szabó ◽

M Mandel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Bowel Disease ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Inflammatory Bowel

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Comparison of T-cell interferon gamma release assays with the tuberculin skin test for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in HIV-seropositive individuals from a country of high tuberculosis prevalence. An interim analysis

Pneumologie ◽

10.1055/s-2008-1074372 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 62 (S 2) ◽

Author(s):

L Leopold ◽

H Mayanja Kizza ◽

J Baseke ◽

C Hirsch ◽

D Goletti ◽

...

Keyword(s):

T Cell ◽

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Interferon Gamma ◽

Interim Analysis ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Interferon Gamma Release Assays ◽

Hiv Seropositive ◽

Tuberculosis Prevalence

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Vitamin D, tuberculin skin test conversion, and latent tuberculosis in Mongolian school-age children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled feasibility trial.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.717953480.793460565 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Susan Coffin

Keyword(s):

Vitamin D ◽

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Feasibility Trial ◽

School Age Children ◽

School Age ◽

Double Blind ◽

Double Blind Placebo ◽

Tuberculin Skin Test Conversion

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Screening for latent tuberculosis infection: performance of tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ release assays under real-life conditions.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.717961853.793464482 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

David Scott ◽

Nicola Gullick

Keyword(s):

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Real Life ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Interferon Γ ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Life Conditions

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Prednisolone treatment affects the performance of the QuantiFERON gold in-tube test and the tuberculin skin test in patients with autoimmune disorders screened for latent tuberculosis infection

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽

10.1002/ibd.21605 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 17 (11) ◽

pp. 2340-2349 ◽

Cited By ~ 83

Author(s):

Erika Bélard ◽

Synne Semb ◽

Morten Ruhwald ◽

Anne Marie Werlinrud ◽

Bolette Soborg ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Autoimmune Disorders ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tube Test ◽

Prednisolone Treatment

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The Role of QuantiFERON®-TB Gold and Tuberculin Skin Test as Diagnostic Tests for Intraocular Tuberculosis in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Patients in South Africa

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation ◽

10.1080/09273948.2017.1327078 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (6) ◽

pp. 853-858 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Derrick P. Smit ◽

Tonya M. Esterhuizen ◽

David Meyer

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Diagnostic Tests ◽

Hiv Positive ◽

Intraocular Tuberculosis ◽

Hiv Negative

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FRI0648 Concordance between the tuberculin skin test and interferon gamma release assay for diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis

10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.5712 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

I Aktas ◽

F Unlu Ozkan ◽

T Nazligul ◽

H Kuzu Okur

Keyword(s):

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Interferon Gamma ◽

Inflammatory Arthritis ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Interferon Gamma Release Assay ◽

Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis ◽

Release Assay

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Comparison of the QuantiFERON TB Gold In-tube Assay With Tuberculin Skin Test for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among HIV-infected and Uninfected Children

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ◽

10.1097/inf.0000000000001771 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 36 (12) ◽

pp. e317-e321

Author(s):

Walter Dehority ◽

Rolando M. Viani ◽

Maria Rosario G. Araneta ◽

Graciano Lopez ◽

Stephen A. Spector

Keyword(s):

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection

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Improvement In Latent Tuberculosis Testing Of HIV Patients After Switching From The Tuberculin Skin Test To Quantiferon-TB Gold-In-Tube

10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2011.183.1_meetingabstracts.a1197 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Jacob M. Gray ◽

Randall Reves ◽

Robert Belknap

Keyword(s):

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Hiv Patients

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