BACKGROUND. The accurate diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection reduces the risk of
progression to severe disseminated disease. However, in young children, a major limitation …

Summary Background Distinguishing Crohn's disease from intestinal tuberculosis in
endemic areas is challenging as both conditions have overlapping clinical, radiological …

Worldwide, it is estimated that 14.8% of all new TB cases in adults are attributable to HIV
infection. This proportion is much greater in Africa, where 79% of all TB/HIV coinfections are …

We evaluated the T-SPOT. TB and Quantiferon-TB Gold In tube (QFN-G-IT) tests for
diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. T-SPOT. TB was more sensitive than QFN …

Guidelines for the prevention and management of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and
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Rationale: In a large proportion of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis (pTB), acid-
fast bacilli smear results for sputum and bronchial secretions are negative. Detectable …

Background: Interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) have been recently developed for the
diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) infection. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the …

Background The detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a major component of
tuberculosis (TB) control strategies. In addition to the tuberculosis skin test (TST), novel …

SETTING: Tygerberg district, Western Cape Province, South Africa. OBJECTIVE: To
measure the agreement of two interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) and the tuberculin …

OBJECTIVE: Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) are now available alternatives to
tuberculin skin testing (TST) for detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). We …