Rapid progress in identifying biomarkers that are hallmarks of disease has increased
demand for high-performance detection technologies. Implementation of electrochemical …

Identification and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) can substantially reduce
the risk of developing active disease. However, there is no diagnostic gold standard for LTBI …

The preventive treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is of great importance for the
elimination and control of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide, but existing screening methods for …

Portable, low-cost and quantitative detection of a broad range of targets at home and in the
field has the potential to revolutionize medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring …

With an estimated 9.4 million new cases globally, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major
public health concern. Eighty percent of all cases worldwide occur in 22 high-burden, mainly …

Guidelines and recommendations developed and/or endorsed by the American College of
Rheumatology (ACR) are intended to provide guidance for particular patterns of practice …

Background We aimed to assess whether interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) can predict
the development of active tuberculosis and whether the predictive ability of these tests is …

Tuberculosis control relies on the identification and preventive treatment of individuals who
are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, direct identification of latent …

Phagocytosis of tubercle bacilli by antigen‐presenting cells in human lung alveoli initiates a
complex infection process by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a potentially protective …

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 …