SCREENING FOR TB INFECTION. MODERN RECOMMENDATIONS

SEMINAR

P. 29-33

E.A. Borodulina

 

Samara State Medical University, Department of Tuberculosis and Pulmonology, Samara, Russia

 

The problem of early detection of tuberculosis infection in children using various diagnostic tests is extremely urgent at the present time. Approaches to detect and diagnose tuberculosis in children and adolescents in screening surveys are presented.

 

Keywords: immunodiagnostics, skin test, TB Mantoux test, skin prick test, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, tuberculin, immunodiagnostics, TB-infection.