Tuberculin skin test
3 Mar, 08 | by Ian Wacogne
Perspective: Shingadia and Novelli look at the 100 year history of the tuberculin skin test and note that it is not yet obsolete if used with clinical acumen. Here.
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The tuberculosis burden in developing countries like India,has not come down inspite of revised national programs. one of the difficulties faced is in the confirmation of the active or latent tuberculous infection.It is particularly difficult in the paediatric population. The higher prevalance of malnutrition in these countries makes tuberculin skin testing not very useful. Many of the children are exposed to the antitubercular drugs on presumptive consideration alone. The new INF gamma assay may be a solution for the accurate diagnosis. The cost of assay will be a limiting factor for its use in developing countries.
vijayashankara
March 26th, 2008 at 5:56 am