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A positive test in a person with symptoms of an autoimmune or rheumatic disease helps the physician make a diagnosis.
the diagnosis was cancer
Once you have a positive PPD test result, it means you have been exposed to the bacteria that causes tuberculosis and have developed an immune response. Subsequent PPD tests may continue to be positive due to this immune response, hence a chest X-ray is used to further evaluate for active tuberculosis.
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Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin were the first to successfully make a tuberculosis vaccine in 1906.
The blood tests made a conclusive diagnosis. Conclusive testing can show positive or negative results. Conclusive simply means definite. While the patient had a preliminary diagnosis of leukemia, negative results of tests were conclusive.
The judge pardoned the defendant for there was insufficient evidence.
Plasma donors are greatly needed to provide researchers with the antibodies needed to make positive controls in diagnostic tests for patients seeking diagnosis.
Lupus is an autoimmune disorder. Tuberculosis is an infection. People with lupus often take immunosuppressive medications that may make them more vulnerable to tuberculosis, but the two are not related.
Talk to an attorney. A diagnosis does not immediately make someone else liable.
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"Rule out PTB" means to exclude the possibility of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that mostly affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. PTB, is the most common form of TB, which is spread through the air when a person with the infection coughs or sneezes. "Rule out PTB" is a common phrase used in medical context when a healthcare professional wants to investigate the possibility of TB in a patient but not yet confirmed by diagnostic test. The healthcare professional may order diagnostic tests, such as a chest X-ray or a sputum culture, to confirm or exclude the diagnosis of PTB.