In 1999, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that one-third of the world's
population had latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), which was recently updated to one …

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 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 …

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 …

Latent tuberculosis infection was the term traditionally used to indicate tuberculosis (TB)
infection. This term was used to define “a state of persistent immune response to stimulation …

From Chlamydia (1) to malaria (2) to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2)(3), it is increasingly recognized that individuals without recognizable …

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 …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is primarily a respiratory pathogen. However, 15% of infections
worldwide occur at extrapulmonary sites causing additional complications for diagnosis and …

The causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB), M ycobacterium tuberculosis, is an obligate
pathogen that evolved to exclusively persist in human populations. For M. tuberculosis to …

Tuberculosis (TB) lesions are extremely complex and dynamic. Here, we review the multiple
types and fates of pulmonary lesions that form following infection by M ycobacterium …