This paper describes an action framework for countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence
(< 100 TB cases per million population) that are striving for TB elimination. The framework …

Erythema nodosum, a painful disorder of the subcutaneous fat, is the most common type of
panniculitis. Generally, it is idiopathic, although the most common identifiable cause is …

The major emphasis of this updated version of Practice Parameters for Allergy Diagnostic
Testing is focused on how technological refinements and their validations during the past …

This paper describes an action framework for countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence
(< 100 TB cases per million population) that are striving for TB elimination. The framework …

Nearly a third of the world's population is estimated to be infected with Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. This enormous pool of latently infected individuals poses a major hurdle for …

Tuberculosis ranges among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. A
diagnostic approach to a patient with possible tuberculosis includes a detailed medical …

Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis is defined as disease caused by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis with resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampicin, any …

Although truly major advances that would revolutionize tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and
treatment have not been realized, we are beginning to see the innovations that have been …

Background: Despite the increasing prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis, most low-and
middle-income countries use standardized regimens, without assessment of drug …

Developing improved tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics is one of the international research
priorities, as TB remains globally a major health threat. Loop-mediated isothermal …