Clinical metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), the comprehensive analysis of
microbial and host genetic material (DNA and RNA) in samples from patients, is rapidly …

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of mortality worldwide, due in part to a
limited understanding of its clinical pathogenic spectrum of infection and disease …

Background Identification of blood biomarkers that prospectively predict progression of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection to tuberculosis disease might lead to interventions that …

Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide.
Early and accurate diagnosis and detection of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant tuberculosis …

Background Active pulmonary tuberculosis is difficult to diagnose and treatment response is
difficult to effectively monitor. A WHO consensus statement has called for new non-sputum …

Most infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) manifest as a clinically asymptomatic,
contained state, known as latent tuberculosis infection, that affects approximately one …

The adaptive immune response mediated by T cells is critical for control of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection in humans. However, the M. tuberculosis antigens …

Importance Because clinical features do not reliably distinguish bacterial from viral infection,
many children worldwide receive unnecessary antibiotic treatment, while bacterial infection …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality from a single infectious
agent, despite being preventable and curable. Early and accurate diagnosis of active TB is …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) refers to a group of mycobacteria
encompassing nine members of closely related species that causes tuberculosis in animals …