A 33‐year‐old healthy female, employed as a hospital‐based physical therapist, was exposed to a colleague diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis. Screening revealed a positive interferon‐gamma release assay (IGRA) result.
Masahiro Yanagi
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Spatial clusters of latent tuberculous infection, Connecticut, 2010-2014. [PDF]
Mullins J, Lobato MN, Bemis K, Sosa L.
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Improved treatment completion with shorter treatment regimens for latent tuberculous infection. [PDF]
Macaraig MM +3 more
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Regulatory mechanisms inhibiting anti-mycobacterial immunity following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. [PDF]
The work reported in this thesis addresses the regulatory factors that function to limit the initiation of protective immune responses following exposure to the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb). Control and clearance of intracellular pathogens,
Redford, P.S.
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In Reply: Latent tuberculous infection testing among HIV-infected persons in clinical care. [PDF]
Reaves EJ +4 more
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Contact tracing for tuberculosis and treatment for latent infection in a low incidence country
E Lankensjold, BL Luong
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Tackling latent tuberculous infection as part of a strategy for achieving tuberculosis elimination targets in China. [PDF]
Wang L, Zhou L, Cheng J, Lin Y.
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OBJECTIVESTo assess latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) treatment completion rates in a large prospective US/Canada multisite cohort and identify associated risk factors.METHODSThis prospective cohort study assessed factors associated with LTBI treatment
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Comparison of Interferon-Gamma Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Test in Screening for Latent Tuberculous Infection Among Students from High-Burden Areas: A Prospective Head-to-Head Study in Qingdao, China. [PDF]
Wang Z +9 more
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published a new recommendation to test for latent TB infection in populations at increased risk. The TB community has a unique opportunity to use the announcement of this recommendation to draw attention to latent ...
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