Of tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections–a comparative analysis of epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

R Gopalaswamy, S Shanmugam, R Mondal… - Journal of biomedical …, 2020‏ - Springer
Pulmonary diseases due to mycobacteria cause significant morbidity and mortality to human
health. In addition to tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), recent …

The global burden of latent tuberculosis infection: a re-estimation using mathematical modelling

RMGJ Houben, PJ Dodd - PLoS medicine, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
Background The existing estimate of the global burden of latent TB infection (LTBI) as “one-
third” of the world population is nearly 20 y old. Given the importance of controlling LTBI as …

From immunology to artificial intelligence: revolutionizing latent tuberculosis infection diagnosis with machine learning

LS Li, L Yang, L Zhuang, ZY Ye, WG Zhao… - Military Medical …, 2023‏ - Springer
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) has become a major source of active tuberculosis (ATB).
Although the tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assay can be used to …

Revisiting the timetable of tuberculosis

MA Behr, PH Edelstein, L Ramakrishnan - Bmj, 2018‏ - bmj.com
Revisiting the timetable of tuberculosis Page 1 Revisiting the timetable of tuberculosis OPEN
ACCESS Tuberculosis has a much shorter incubation period than is widely thought, say Marcel …

Heterogeneity in tuberculosis

AM Cadena, SM Fortune, JAL Flynn - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2017‏ - nature.com
Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), results
in a range of clinical presentations in humans. Most infections manifest as a clinically …

Gamma interferon release assays for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

M Pai, CM Denkinger, SV Kik… - Clinical microbiology …, 2014‏ - journals.asm.org
Identification and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) can substantially reduce
the risk of develo** active disease. However, there is no diagnostic gold standard for LTBI …

Four-gene pan-African blood signature predicts progression to tuberculosis

S Suliman, EG Thompson, J Sutherland… - American journal of …, 2018‏ - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Contacts of patients with tuberculosis (TB) constitute an important target
population for preventive measures because they are at high risk of infection with …

The status of tuberculosis vaccine development

LK Schrager, J Vekemens, N Drager… - The Lancet infectious …, 2020‏ - thelancet.com
Tuberculosis represents the leading global cause of death from an infectious agent.
Controlling the tuberculosis epidemic thus represents an urgent global public health priority …

[HTML][HTML] Is Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection life long?

MA Behr, PH Edelstein, L Ramakrishnan - Bmj, 2019‏ - bmj.com
Is Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection life long? | The BMJ Skip to main content Intended for
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Tuberculosis in children

CM Perez-Velez, BJ Marais - New England Journal of Medicine, 2012‏ - Mass Medical Soc
Tuberculosis in Children | New England Journal of Medicine Skip to main content The New
England Journal of Medicine homepage Advanced Search SEARCH SPECIALTIES Cardiology …