Tuberculosis ranges among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. A
diagnostic approach to a patient with possible tuberculosis includes a detailed medical …

Host–pathogen interactions in tuberculosis should be studied at the disease site because
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is predominately contained in local tissue lesions. Although M …

Rationale: The rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is difficult when acid fast
bacilli (AFB) cannot be detected in sputum smears. Objectives: Following a proof of principle …

The diagnostic gold standard for active tuberculosis (TB) is the detection of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (MTB) by culture or molecular methods. However, despite its limited sensitivity …

Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes a variety of clinical conditions ranging
from life-long asymptomatic infection to overt disease with increasingly severe tissue …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious infectious disease caused by the TB‐causing bacillus
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is considered a public health problem with enormous …

Background Pleural tuberculosis (PlTB) is the most common extrapulmonary manifestation
of this infectious disease which still presents high mortality rates worldwide. Conventional …

Background The diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (TB) remains to be difficult. Interferon-
gamma release assay (IGRA) is a promising method for diagnosing TB in low TB burden …

Diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy remains a challenge in the clinic. In this study, we
evaluated the usefulness of a previously developed Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen …

Tuberculosis is one of the major global health problems causing nearly 2 million deaths
every year. It continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developing …