2002
Usefulness of Tuberculin Skin Test by Tuberculin PPD RT23 2 TU
Yang J, Jeon M, Kim S, Lee H, Lee S, Lee M, Kim D, Park M, Kang M, Hyoen I, Jung K. Usefulness of Tuberculin Skin Test by Tuberculin PPD RT23 2 TU. Tuberculosis And Respiratory Diseases 2002, 53: 401-408. DOI: 10.4046/trd.2002.53.4.401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTuberculin skin testSkin testAmerican Thoracic SocietyAnti-tuberculosis drugsDiagnostic standardTuberculosis bacilliThoracic SocietyNegative predictive value 92.3Histological standardBCG vaccination rateClinical diagnosis standardTuberculosis infection rateM. tuberculosis infectionSkin test resultsNumber of patientsAcid-fast bacilliNegative predictive valuePulmonary tuberculosisTuberculosis patientsTuberculosis infectionVaccination ratesCurrent infectionRespiratory patientsTuberculosis treatmentPast infection
2001
How Reliable is Sputum PCR Test in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis When Sputum Smear is Negative?
Baek S, Lee J, Kang M, Son J, Lee S, Kim D, Lee M, Hyun I, Jung K, Lee K, Joe H. How Reliable is Sputum PCR Test in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis When Sputum Smear is Negative? Tuberculosis And Respiratory Diseases 2001, 50: 222-228. DOI: 10.4046/trd.2001.50.2.222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect amplification testsAcid-fast bacilliPulmonary tuberculosisPositive predictive valueAFB smearPredictive valueM. tuberculosis complex DNASputum acid-fast bacilliSputum AFB stainActive pulmonary tuberculosisPulmonary tuberculosis patientsSputum AFB smearValuable diagnostic methodClinical tuberculosisTuberculosis patientsAFB stainRespiratory specimensSputum smearM. tuberculosis complexClinical utilityAmplification testsTuberculosisPatientsPCR testDiagnostic reliability