Women are significantly more likely to develop tuberculosis (TB) disease within the first 90
days after pregnancy than any other time in their lives. Whether pregnancy increases risk of …

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the latest progress of the End Tuberculosis (TB) Strategy was
far from optimal and services for TB needs to be quickly restored. Pregnancy is a unique …

T-cells critically contribute to protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, and
impaired T-cell responses can lead to disease progression. Pro-inflammatory and …

Background: HIV and pregnancy may affect latent TB infection (LTBI) diagnostics. Tuberculin
skin test (TST) and newer generation QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) evaluations in …

Background The tuberculin skin test is commonly used to diagnose latent tuberculosis
infection (LTBI) in resource-limited settings, but its specificity is limited by factors including …

A new tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic cartridge assay, which detects a 3-gene TB signature in
whole blood, was not diagnostic in women with maternal TB disease in India (area under the …

Background Pregnancy and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may influence
tuberculosis infection detection using interferon (IFN)-γ release assay (QFT-Plus; Qiagen) …

Latent tuberculosis is prevalent in HIV-infected people and has an impact on the
progression of AIDS. The aim of this study is to match a more accurate IGRA method for the …

Background: Pregnant women who live in tuberculosis (TB)-affected households are more
likely to develop latent TB infection (LTBI), which often escapes treatment. This study aims to …

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the significant health concerns in Egypt,
necessitating rapid, affordable, and accurate diagnosis to aid in its control. This study …