Human infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis can progress to active disease, be
contained as latent infection, or be eradicated by the host response. Tuberculosis …

During the last two decades, the resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) has been documented in
both developed and developing nations, and much of this increase in TB burden coincided …

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 …

Histopathological and mycobacteriological examinations have limited utility in the diagnosis
of genital tuberculosis. In this double-blind study, 61 samples, consisting of endometrial …

The detection of circulating free DNA (cfDNA) has transformed the field of oncology and
prenatal diagnostics. Clinical application of cfDNA for disease diagnosis and monitoring …

Abstract Background The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) consists of
causative agents of both human and animal tuberculosis and is responsible for over 10 …

Tuberculosis kills over 1· 7 million people worldwide every year and nearly 40% of patients
with active tuberculosis remain undiagnosed because of the poor sensitivity of the current …

Recent studies estimate that less than two-thirds of tuberculosis (TB) cases occurring in
childhood—defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as 0 to 14 years of age—are …

SETTING: A tertiary care and research institution in Italy. BACKGROUND: Small DNA
fragments from cells dying throughout the body have been detected in urine (transrenal DNA …

Improved methods for the detection of Histoplasma capsulatum are needed in regions with
limited resources in which the organism is endemic, where delayed diagnosis of progressive …