Compositions and methods are provided for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a patient suspected of having Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection and distinguishing between active and latent tuberculosis infection. The methods can also be used to monitor the progress of MTB infection or ...
Wang and colleagues' longitudinal study 1 concluded that tuberculosis prevalence in China was reduced by shifting to the recommended approach based on directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS) for tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, but did not consider that economic progress might have also ...
Diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is important to reduce risk of progression to active tuberculosis (TB) disease. For the past century the tuberculin skin test (TST) has been used as a measure of exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), but this test has limit...
My little sister has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. We both go to high school and have same friends and same habits, so I do not understand how she got it. I mean, when one of us is sick, the other is also sick, but this time is different. Anyway, she is in hospital right now...
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How to optimize tuberculosis case finding: explorations for Indonesia with a health system model. BMC Infect Dis 2009; 9 : 87.Ahmad RA, Mahendradhata Y, Cunningham J, Utarini A & De Vlas SJ (2009) How to optimize tuberculosis case finding: explorations for Indonesia with a health system ...
on radiography. So, only relying on chest x-ray can result in over-diagnosis. Tuberculosis can only be confirmed by microbiological tests such as sputum smear microscopy, GeneXpert, and cultures.So, it is very important to order sputum tests that can directly detectMycobacterium tuberculosis. ...
Tuberculosis poses a significant threat to mankind. Multidrug-resistant strains are on the rise, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is often associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Satisfactory control of tuberculosis can only be achieved using a highly efficacious vaccine. Tuberculosis ...
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Tuberculosis/HIV Co-Infection HIV co-infection is the most powerful known risk factor of latent TB reactivation 20-fold. Likewise, TB has been reported to exacerbate HIV infection. Various lines of evidence indicate that inborn errors of immunity, as well as ... J Aluoch - 《East African Me...