EFFECTIVENESS OF TUBERCULOUS RECOMBINANT ALLERGEN SKIN TESTS FOR DETECTING TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS OF MOSCOW IN 2013

Explanation. Mantoux test is used to detect the tuberculous infection; however, low specificity of this method results in a high rate of false positive responses due to cross-reactions of PPD (protein purified derivate) antigens contained in many mycobacterial species and Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (B...

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Main Authors: L. V. Slogotskaya, O. Y. Senchikhina, G. V. Nikitina, E. M. Bogorodskaya
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Union of pediatricians of Russia 2015-08-01
Series:Педиатрическая фармакология
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Online Access:https://www.pedpharma.ru/jour/article/view/477
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