Gamma interferon release assays for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

M Pai, CM Denkinger, SV Kik… - Clinical microbiology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Identification and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) can substantially reduce
the risk of developing active disease. However, there is no diagnostic gold standard for LTBI …

Review and updates on the diagnosis of tuberculosis

Y Huang, L Ai, X Wang, Z Sun, F Wang - Journal of clinical medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diagnosis of tuberculosis, and especially the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, still
faces challenges in clinical practice. There are several reasons for this. Methods based on …

Tuberculosis: From an incurable scourge to a curable disease-journey over a millennium

SK Sharma, A Mohan - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Globally, tuberculosis (TB) still remains a major public health problem. India is a high TB
burden country contributing to 26 per cent of global TB burden. During 1944-1980, TB …

Point-of-care assays for tuberculosis: role of nanotechnology/microfluidics

SQ Wang, F Inci, G De Libero, A Singhal… - Biotechnology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most devastating infectious diseases and its
eradication is still unattainable given the limitations of current technologies for diagnosis …

B cells in perivascular and peribronchiolar granuloma-associated lymphoid tissue and B-cell signatures identify asymptomatic Mycobacterium tuberculosis lung …

D Koyuncu, T Tavolara, DM Gatti, AC Gower… - Infection and …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Because most humans resist Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, there is a paucity of lung
samples to study. To address this gap, we infected Diversity Outbred mice with M …

Analysis of tuberculosis disease through Raman spectroscopy and machine learning

S Khan, R Ullah, S Shahzad, N Anbreen, M Bilal… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2018 - Elsevier
We present the effectiveness of Raman spectroscopy (RS) in combination with machine
learning for screening and analysis of blood sera collected from tuberculosis patients. Blood …

[HTML][HTML] Community-acquired pneumonia and tuberculosis: differential diagnosis and the use of fluoroquinolones

RF Grossman, PR Hsueh, SH Gillespie… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The respiratory fluoroquinolones moxifloxacin, gemifloxacin, and high-dose levofloxacin are
recommended in guidelines for effective empirical antimicrobial therapy of community …

[HTML][HTML] Туберкулез в Российской Федерации: ситуация, проблемы и перспективы

АЭ Эргешов - Вестник Российской академии медицинских наук, 2018 - cyberleninka.ru
Туберкулез является значимой проблемой общественного здравоохранения как в
России, так и в мире. Около 1/3 населения мира инфицировано микобактериями …

Mtb-Specific CD27low CD4 T Cells as Markers of Lung Tissue Destruction during Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Humans

IY Nikitina, NA Kondratuk, GA Kosmiadi… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Effector CD4 T cells represent a key component of the host's anti-tuberculosis
immune defense. Successful differentiation and functioning of effector lymphocytes protects …

Advances in diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection

HJ Chapman, M Lauzardo - … Journal of the American Board of …, 2014 - Am Board Family Med
In the United States, latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) affects between 10 and 15 million
people, of whom 10% may develop active tuberculosis disease. People at increased risk for …