… Targeted testing and treatment of individuals with latent tuberculosis infection at increased
risk of progression to active disease is a key element of tuberculosis control. This strategy is …

… for tuberculosis and tuberculosis infection … tuberculosis and tuberculosis infection in high-risk
populations. Recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis. …

… With a proper immune response by the infected individual, … , the diagnosis and treatment of
tuberculosis infection will be … from infection to tuberculosis disease, including recently infected …

… understand the biology of subclinical tuberculosis infections, develop novel diagnostics and
drug regimens specifically for subclinical tuberculosis infection, strengthen health systems …

… The Tuberculosis Skin Test (TST) has been in use for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection
… TST or intradermal Mantoux is the oldest diagnostic test and despite the diagnostic …

… of available rapid diagnostic tests to identify tuberculosis (TB) infection. Data sources …
2003 for tests for active TB and to March 2004 for tests for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). …

… diagnose TB infection are available but they lack accuracy to identify the progressors
from infection to TB … The main objective to diagnose TB infection is to prevent active TB …

… TB control now exists with the development of novel diagnostic modalities for latent TB infection
… marker for TB infection by several studies evaluating the diagnostic sensitivity of IGRAs. …

… There has been a long history of developing systems to diagnose tuberculosis based on the
… Sometimes the systems are specifically expected to detect latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI…

… ) in the diagnostic flow chart for tuberculosis (TB) infection, focusing on latent TB infection (…
risk of TB reactivation and, in such patients, detection of LTBI is of great importance. CXR for …