Tuberculosis (TB) remains a threat to the health of people worldwide. Infection with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis can result in active TB or, more commonly, latent infection …

One-third of the global human population harbours Mycobacterium tuberculosis in dormant
form. This dormant or latent infection presents a major challenge for global efforts to …

Immunological tests provide evidence of latent tuberculosis in one third of the global
population, which corresponds to more than two billion individuals. Latent tuberculosis is …

Tuberculosis is a major cause of death around the world, with most of the 1.5 million deaths
per year attributable to the disease occurring in developing countries. This disease is …

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and provided original
proof that an infectious agent can cause human disease. However, key steps in TB …

Human Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection was thought to result in either active
symptomatic tuberculosis (TB) or latent asymptomatic infection. It is now clear that this binary …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), is the most
successful pathogen of mankind and remains a major threat to global health as the leading …

The post-2015 World Health Organization global tuberculosis strategy recognizes that
elimination requires a focus on reducing the pool of latently infected individuals, an …

Immunology is a central theme when it comes to tuberculosis (TB). The outcome of human
infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is dependent on the ability of the immune …

Humans have been infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) for thousands of years.
While tuberculosis (TB), one of the deadliest infectious diseases, is caused by uncontrolled …