Following primary tuberculosis (TB) infection, only approximately 10% of individuals develop
active TB Most people are assumed to mount an effective immune response to the initial …

The WHO official global TB control policy advocates the DOTS strategy, which relies on
passive self-presentation for case detection. 1 Despite the successes of DOTS in controlling …

ABSTRACT Quanti FERON-TB (QIFN)(CSL Limited) is a whole-blood assay for the
recognition of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. QIFN measures gamma interferon …

Estimates of the lifetime risk of tuberculosis have varied widely and may not be applicable in
all current settings. The aim of this study was to measure the incidence of reactivation of …

The burden of pneumonia in Australian children is significant with an incidence of 5–8 per
1000 person-years. Pneumonia is a major cause of hospital admission in children less than …

BACKGROUND: To date, there have been no comprehensive epidemiological studies in
Canada of the incidence rates of tuberculosis among foreign-born persons. Accurate rate …

We identified two cases of tuberculosis (TB) in office co-workers in Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia; the Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were found to be identical with use of …

Objectives: To determine whether a 7‐year‐old child with extrapulmonary and pulmonary
tuberculosis (TB) and direct smear positive sputum for acid‐fast bacilli was infectious to …

In 1979 an outbreak of tuberculosis occurred in medical students at the University of Sydney.
Eight of 35 Mantoux‐negative students who attended the autopsy of an immunosuppressed …

Objectives. This study assessed the effectiveness of postmigration screening for the control
of tuberculosis (TB) among refugee migrants. Methods. We conducted a historical cohort …