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
Clinical Significance of PCR-Based Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in Peripheral Blood
Kim G, Lee J, Kang M, Son J, Lee S, Kim D, Lee M, Hyun I, Jung K, Lee Y, Lee K. Clinical Significance of PCR-Based Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in Peripheral Blood. Tuberculosis And Respiratory Diseases 2001, 50: 599-606. DOI: 10.4046/trd.2001.50.5.599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMycobacterium tuberculosis DNAPulmonary tuberculosisActive tuberculosisPositive predictive valueBlood PCRPredictive valueTuberculosis DNAPeripheral bloodMajor public health problemBlood PCR testsEarly diagnostic ratePeripheral blood PCRActive pulmonary tuberculosisHigh positive predictive valuePCR testPositive tuberculosis patientsSimple chest radiographPublic health problemNegative predictive valuePresumed tuberculosisExtrapulmonary tuberculosisPositive tuberculosisTuberculosis patientsMedication useAFB stain