M Pai, LW Riley, JM Colford - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2004 - Elsevier A major challenge in tuberculosis control is the diagnosis and treatment of
latent tuberculosis infection. Until recently, there were no alternatives to the
tuberculin skin test (TST) for diagnosing latent tuberculosis. However, an ... Cited by 424 - Related articles - All 11 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] D Menzies, M Pai, G Comstock - Annals of internal medicine, 2007 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Until recently, the tuberculin skin test was the only test for
detecting latent tuberculosis (TB) infection, but 2 ex vivo interferon- release
assays (IGRAs) are now commercially licensed. ... Purpose: To estimate ... Cited by 298 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►atsjournals.org G Ferrara, M Losi, M Meacci, B Meccugni, R … - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2005 - Am Thoracic Soc Rationale: Interferon (IFN)- blood tests may improve the current level of
diagnostic accuracy for tuberculosis infection. The QuantiFERON-TB Gold
(QFT-Gold) has been used in selected populations and shows higher ... Cited by 181 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►atsjournals.org L Richeldi - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2006 - Am Thoracic Soc Targeted testing and treatment of individuals with latent tuberculosis infection
at increased risk of progression to active disease is a key element of
tuberculosis control. This strategy is limited by the poor specificity of ... Cited by 173 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►atsjournals.org L Richeldi, K Ewer, M Losi, BM Bergamini, P … - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2004 - Am Thoracic Soc Molecular epidemiology indicates significant transmission of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis after casual contact with infectious tuberculosis cases. We
investigated M. tuberculosis transmission after brief exposure using a T ... Cited by 112 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
T Meier, HP Eulenbruch, P Wrighton-Smith, G … - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious …, 2005 - Springer Page 1. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2005) 24: 529–536 DOI 10.1007/
s10096-005-1377-8 ARTICLE T. Meier · H.-P. Eulenbruch · P ... Cited by 88 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
K Dheda, ZF Udwadia, JF Huggett, MA … - Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 2005 - journals.lww.com Purpose of review: The tuberculin skin test, now over a century old, is prone to
reader variability, and outcomes are influenced by cross-reactivity with
environmental mycobacteria, previous bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) ... Cited by 78 - Related articles - All 5 versions
- ►ersjournals.com F Piana, LR Codecasa, P Cavallerio, M … - European Respiratory Journal, 2006 - Eur Respiratory Soc Overall, 44.2% of the contacts were positive by T-SPOT.TB TM test, and 17.4% by
TST (concordance 67.8%). The apparent prevalence of infection fell from 25.9 to
14.5% with the TST with increasing immunosuppression, although this ... Cited by 77 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
JS Rothel, P Andersen - Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com Tuberculosis is responsible for more then 2 million deaths worldwide each year
and vies with HIV as the world's most fatal infectious disease. In many
developing countries, attempts to control the spread of infection rely ... Cited by 64 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
