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Helminths as architects of trained tolerance: implications for human health
Clinical &Translational Immunology, Volume 15, Issue 3, 2026.Abstract Helminths infect nearly 2 billion people worldwide and are a major cause of chronic morbidity in low‐resource regions. Unlike bacterial and viral pathogens that elicit protective memory, helminths actively remodel host immunity to enable their years‐long persistence and reinfection.
Quinn Moroz +2 more
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, 2008 OBJECTIVES: Reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients treated with antitumor necrosis factor-alpha medication is a serious problem. Currently, TB screening includes chest x-rays and a tuberculin skin test (TST).
Fallegger, Silvia +6 more
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Lung India, 2020 Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the concordance between QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) and tuberculin skin test (TST) in children vaccinated with Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG).
Ira Shah +2 more
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Cumulative risk of tuberculosis by time since tuberculin skin test, and induration size.
, 2023 Cumulative risk of tuberculosis by time since tuberculin skin test, and induration size.
Themba Mzembe (771356) +6 more
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Booster Phenomenon of 3-Step Tuberculin Skin Testing in Hemodialysis Patients
مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2011 • Background: The risk of increasing active tuberculosis is a significant health problem among patients receiving hemodialysis. Also prophylactic therapy against tuberculin in these patients is important to have a successful transplantation.
Mohsen Meidani +2 more
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Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2022 Introduction: Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death from infectious diseases worldwide. Diabetes has been suggested as an important risk factor for tuberculosis.
Mahshad Mousavi +3 more
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Effectiveness of Two-Step Tuberculin Skin Testing in Hospital Employees
, 1997 Objective: To review the literature discussing the use of two-step tuberculin skin testing for hospital employees. Data Sources: English-language journal articles involving human subjects. Study Selection: Selected articles describing the use of two-step
John D Seeger, Jennifer H Tran
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Clinical utility of QuantiFERON TB Gold Test in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infections
Microbiologia Medica, 2010 Introduction: Early diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection can avoid a progression to active tuberculosis.The interferon gamma (IFN-γ) production measured by the new interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) can be used to identify subjects with ...
Salvatore Nisticò +4 more
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ACR Open Rheumatology, Volume 8, Issue 4, April 2026.
Leonardo Rodrigues Campos +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Utility of newer technologies for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis
, 2009 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-109).Since the 1800s the tuberculin skin test (TST) has been the only available test for latent tuberculosis (LTBI). Recently, interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have been developed which are based upon
Cashmore, Tamaryn Jane +1 more
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