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Introduction: Prevention of tuberculosis disease through diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection is critical for achieving tuberculosis elimination in the U.S.
Laura A. Vonnahme, MPH +10 more
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Background: Active tuberculosis in transplant recipients can result from latent infection with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in the transplant recipients, donor tissue, or de novo post-transplant infection.
Suresh Maharjan +4 more
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Background Latent tuberculosis is an important clinical problem. This problem might be significant in some specific groups of patients. The screening for latent tuberculosis is recommended for management of those patients at risk.
Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip +1 more
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Whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis reveals slow growth and low mutation rates during latent infections in humans. [PDF]
Very little is known about the growth and mutation rates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during latent infection in humans. However, studies in rhesus macaques have suggested that latent infections have mutation rates that are higher than that observed ...
Roberto Colangeli +9 more
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Testing for Latent Tuberculosis [PDF]
Tuberculosis (TB) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The number of new cases continues to increase despite intense efforts to eradicate the disease. According to the World Health Organization, the global incidence rate of TB increased to 8.8 million cases in 2002 with a growth rate of 2.4% per year.1 In the United States, about ...
Asad, Ayub +4 more
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Preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis infection is one of the key measures to achieve the goal of ending tuberculosis. Currently, the acceptance of preventive treatment among different populations is unclear.
Yemin YUAN, Shixue LI, Chengchao ZHOU
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Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis in prison inmates [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalences of tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis in inmates. METHODS: Observational study was carried out with inmates of a prison and a jail in the State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, between March and December of 2008. Questionnaires were used to collect sociodemographic and epidemiological data.
Nogueira, Péricles Alves +2 more
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Tuberculosis is one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide and the prevalence of latent tuberculosis acts as a huge roadblock in the global effort to eradicate tuberculosis.
Ushashi Banerjee +4 more
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Immune Subtyping in Latent Tuberculosis [PDF]
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) poses a major roadblock in the global effort to eradicate tuberculosis (TB). A deep understanding of the host responses involved in establishment and maintenance of TB latency is required to propel the development of sensitive methods to detect and treat LTBI.
Ushashi Banerjee +4 more
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