… For this reason, the detection and treatment of people with latent TB have a special place
in the control program simplemented in different countries, especially those with a high rate of …

… high-risk populations are considered to be main components of TB control programmes [2]. …
that the quantiferon TB-2G test is a more useful diagnostic method for tuberculosis infection. …

… Whether T-cell interferon-γ responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens can
be influenced by tuberculosis preventive treatment in a high-endemic country is uncertain. …

Introduction: While QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) is frequently used, little attention is paid to the
mitogen response. How it could be impacted and associated with outcomes is poorly known. …

… Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)
infection and is a substantial public health burden. Given that more than 10 million …

… Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and
a major cause of death among infectious diseases (1). Once individuals are infected with M. …

… Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is defined as a persistent immune response to …
tuberculosis antigen stimulation, with no evidence of clinically manifested active tuberculosis (1, 2). …

… A report conducted in 2009 evaluated the response to the QuantiFERON TB-2G (QFT-2G)
test in 208 patients with healed pulmonary TB and found 34% of them were positive [Citation19…

… An important strategy to achieve TB control is screening and treatment of individuals with
latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The World Health Organization (WHO) strongly …

… management of tuberculosis (TB). For instance, studies have indicated that SARS-CoV-2
infection can suppress the immune response to TB, leading to a reduced ability to mount an …