… been shown to be accurate in diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. These assays
however, do … These results were generated using the QFT analysis software, version 2.50. …

… European framework for tuberculosis control and elimination in countries with a low incidence.
Recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), International Union Against …

Background: there are many researches about IGRA in extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (TB),
but there only few data from developing countries. This was the first research about the utility …

… is supported by the National Tuberculosis Control Program in Korea that recently amended
their recommendations to include testing for LTBI as well as active TB in control activities3. …

… dynamics of tuberculosis at bacterial clone level. This provides scientific evidences for
achieving better TB control programs. In the advanced stage of the tuberculosis molecular …

… patients with latent tuberculosis (LTBI) and 35 patients with active tuberculosis. There was
no difference in the intensity of response between patients with LTBI and active tuberculosis (p…

… tuberculosis, such as PPD or nontuberculous mycobacteria, would have to be considered. …
anti-tuberculosis T-cell immune response.In the prerevision Japan vaccination programme, …

… with the QFT-G software which was provided by the company. Positive control tubes with no
… The obtained data were analyzed in the SPSS 11.5 software. This study was approved by …

… The rapid diagnosis and treatment of active TB is the foundation of TB control programmes
in developing countries, where the vast majority of global TB cases are located. However, acid…

… The increased risk of healthcare workers (HCWs) for tuberculosis is well … latent tuberculosis
infection (LTBI) and active tuberculosis (TB) is fundamental in infection control programs in …