… Summary of the actual and potential tools for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection
(LTBI). At the center of the figure, there is the C-TB skin test, which combines the sensitivity of …

… tuberculin skin test for diagnosing latent TB infection in healthy and immune… latent TB
infection, we estimated sensitivity from studies of 1) patients with active TB (who must have infection…

… TB immunoreactivity tests such as the TST were used to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection…
Eight years later, these guidelines were updated, and the definition of LTBI was modified to …

… More accurate diagnosis of latent TB infection with RD-1 specific antigen based interferon-gamma
assays may allow targeting of chemoprophylaxis to reduce the burden of active TB …

… However, it is evident that this strategy alone cannot achieve TB elimination. To … latent
tuberculosis infection (LTBI) management is needed. Recently it has been recognized that LTBI is …

… One strategy for global TB control would be to implement an effective … with latent TB infection
and treat them to prevent disease. In the United States, screening for latent TB infection in …

… latent tuberculosis infection, active tuberculosis is used as a surrogate standard to estimate
accuracy in the absence of a gold standard for latent tuberculosis infection… latent tuberculosis …

… diagnosis of TB infection. Although there have been a variety of attempts to develop serological
assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection, … of IGRAs in diagnosis of TB infection in …

… Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is often diagnosed by the … of TB infection or reactivation.
Recently, interferon gamma release assays (IGRA) were introduced for the diagnosis of LTBI. …

… Tackling latent tuberculosis infection requires the identification … Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis
infection is based on the detection of an immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis …