Tuberculin sensitivity test in uveitis: Immunological perspectives
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Tuberculin Test
در ایالات متحده حدود ۱۵ میلیون نفر آلوده به میکروب سل می باشند و هر سال ۳۰ هزار مورد جدید گزارش می شود. انتظار می رود تا سال ۲۰۰۰ این رقم به ۵۰۰۰۰ نفر در سال برسد. تست مانتو نسبت به تست چند سوزنی که قبلاً بسیار متداول بود، بمراتب دقیق تر است و بهمین دلیل به عنوان یک روش انتخابی برای غربالگری سل شناخته شده است. امروزه این تست اولین اقدام برای اثبات عفونت کلینیکی بوده و در صورتی که بطور دقیق ا...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2854_20