Drug-resistant tuberculosis and advances in the treatment of childhood tuberculosis

JA Seddon, HS Schaaf - Pneumonia, 2016 - Springer
Over the last 10 years, interest in pediatric tuberculosis (TB) has increased dramatically,
together with increased funding and research. We have a better understanding of the …

Utility of the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Moroccan children

S El Azbaoui, A Sabri, S Ouraini… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: The utility of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs), such as the
QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) test, in diagnosing active tuberculosis (TB) in …

QuantiFERON-TB gold assay on plasma for confirmation of presumed tuberculosis-related uveitis

S Zanetti, A Bua, P Molicotti, I Maiore… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT The QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay was used to measure interferon gamma
levels in plasma from 4 patients with presumed tuberculosis-related uveitis before, during …

[PDF][PDF] Latent tuberculosis infection in Mexican children with rheumatic diseases

A Plascencia, I Hernández, S Gutiérrez… - … Microbiol Infect Dis, 2016 - researchgate.net
Rheumatic diseases (RD) patients have fourfold increased risk for tuberculosis infection
compared with the general population. The aim of this work is to determine the prevalence of …