Immunological biomarkers of tuberculosis

G Walzl, K Ronacher, W Hanekom, TJ Scriba… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
Currently there are no sufficiently validated biomarkers to aid the evaluation of new
tuberculosis vaccine candidates, the improvement of tuberculosis diagnostics or the …

Biomarkers and diagnostics for tuberculosis: progress, needs, and translation into practice

RS Wallis, M Pai, D Menzies, TM Doherty, G Walzl… - The lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Human infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis can progress to active disease, be
contained as latent infection, or be eradicated by the host response. Tuberculosis …

Tuberculosis biomarkers discovery: developments, needs, and challenges

RS Wallis, P Kim, S Cole, D Hanna… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Biomarkers are indispensable to the development of new tuberculosis therapeutics and
vaccines. The most robust biomarkers measure factors that are essential to the underlying …

Inflammation and tuberculosis: host‐directed therapies

A Zumla, M Rao, SK Parida… - Journal of Internal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne infectious disease that kills almost two million individuals
every year. Multidrug‐resistant (MDR) TB is caused by strains of Mycobacterium …

Biomarkers for tuberculosis disease activity, cure, and relapse

RS Wallis, TM Doherty, P Onyebujoh… - The Lancet infectious …, 2009 - thelancet.com
New drugs, vaccines, and other therapies will be required to realise the goal of global
tuberculosis elimination or control. This Review covers the important role biomarkers can …

The role of antibodies in tuberculosis diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapy: a review from the ESGMYC study group

ST Melkie, L Arias, C Farroni, MJ Makek… - European respiratory …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Tuberculosis (TB) is still responsible for the deaths of> 1 million people yearly worldwide,
and therefore its correct diagnosis is one of the key components of any TB eradication …

New insights into biomarkers for evaluating therapy efficacy in pulmonary tuberculosis: A narrative review

F Zhang, F Zhang, Y Dong, L Li, Y Pang - Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Evaluating therapy efficacy is crucial for patients with tuberculosis (TB), especially those with
drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). The World Health Organization currently recommends …

A Mycobacterium tuberculosis Specific IgG3 Signature of Recurrent Tuberculosis

S Fischinger, D Cizmeci, S Shin, L Davies… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
South Africa has the highest prevalence of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) co-infection globally.
Recurrent TB, caused by relapse or reinfection, makes up the majority of TB cases in South …

Biomarkers for tuberculosis disease status and diagnosis

M Doherty, RS Wallis, A Zumla - Current opinion in pulmonary …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
The challenge now is to validate the suggested biomarkers being described and then
reduce them to clinical practice. If this can be done, it offers the possibility of greatly …

Evaluation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific Antibody Responses in Populations with Different Levels of Exposure from Tanzania, Ethiopia, Brazil, and …

ST Hoff, M Abebe, P Ravn, N Range… - Clinical infectious …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background. New, simple, and better-performing diagnostic tools are needed for the
diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). Much effort has been invested in developing an antibody …