… Of 100 immunologically normal persons infected with M. tuberculosis, only 10% or so will
ever manifest active disease. Thus, in a community or population where latent infection is …

… tuberculosis and in the immunological diagnosis of … immunological diagnostic test is directly
related to the immune response of the patient. Therefore, the advantage of an immunological …

… of immunologic assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and disease requires that
we understand the immunologic … tuberculosis. Multiple antigens are needed because antigen …

… Current diagnostic tests for tuberculosis based on tuberculin … exposure to non-tuberculosis
mycobacteria produce a response … immunologically to PPD prepared from M tuberculosis in …

… In order to ascertain the diagnostic … tuberculosis-specific BAL ELISPOT for the rapid diagnosis
of active pulmonary TB, we prospectively enrolled patients with a presumptive diagnosis of …

… Tuberculosis ranges among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. A
diagnostic approach to a patient with possible tuberculosis … , microbiological, immunological, …

… The purpose of this study is to evaluate the application of Xpert MTB/RIF and IGRA tests in
the diagnosis of bone and joint tuberculosis, and to explore the diagnostic value of TNF-α and …

… and precise diagnosis and subsequent effective treatment of TB patients. Currently, there is
no gold standard for the diagnosis of latent TB infection. This study evaluated the diagnostic …

… This Review discusses potential host immunological biomarkers for M. tuberculosis
exposure, infection, disease and treatment and correlates these with stages of host–pathogen …

… newly diagnosed tuberculosis may have negative skin test reactions much more frequently
than previously thought. Holden, Dubin, and Diamonds" found 17 per cent of newly admitted …