Diagnosing Latent Tuberculosis in High-Risk Individuals: Rising to the Challenge in High-Burden Areas

Improved Diagnostic Evaluation of Suspected Tuberculosis

(2013) Davinder P.S. Dosanjh et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Prognostic Value of a T-Cell–Based, Interferon-γ Biomarker in Children with Tuberculosis Contact

(2013) Mustafa Bakir   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Systematic Review: T-Cell–based Assays for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: An Update

(2013) Madhukar Pai et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Tuberculosis

(2011) Stephen D Lawn et al.   LANCET

Development of a Standardized Screening Rule for Tuberculosis in People Living with HIV in Resource-Constrained Settings: Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis of Observational Studies

(2011) Haileyesus Getahun et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Tuberculosis outcomes and drug susceptibility in individuals exposed to isoniazid preventive therapy in a high HIV prevalence setting

(2010) Clare L van Halsema et al.   AIDS

Prevention of tuberculosis in Bacille Calmette–Guérin-primed, HIV-infected adults boosted with an inactivated whole-cell mycobacterial vaccine

(2010) Charles F von Reyn et al.   AIDS

Interpreting Tuberculin Skin Tests in a Population With a High Prevalence of HIV, Tuberculosis, and Nonspecific Tuberculin Sensitivity

(2010) P. J. Dodd et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Isoniazid-associated Hepatitis and Antiretroviral Drugs during Tuberculosis Prophylaxis in HIV-infected Adults in Botswana

(2010) Zegabriel Tedla et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

T-Spot.TBOutperforms Tuberculin Skin Test in Predicting Tuberculosis Disease

(2010) Chi Chiu Leung et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Negative and Positive Predictive Value of a Whole-Blood Interferon-γ Release Assay for Developing Active Tuberculosis

(2010) Roland Diel et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

A 100 year update on diagnosis of tuberculosis infection

(2010) A. Lalvani et al.   BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN

Changing Concepts of “Latent Tuberculosis Infection” in Patients Living with HIV Infection

(2010) Stephen D. Lawn et al.   Clinical & Developmental Immunology

Polyfunctional T cells in human tuberculosis

(2010) Katalin A. Wilkinson et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Multifunctional CD4+ T cells correlate with active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

(2010) Nadia Caccamo et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Tuberculosis screening of migrants to low-burden nations: insights from evaluation of UK practice

(2010) M. Pareek et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Human gene expression profiles of susceptibility and resistance in tuberculosis

(2010) J Maertzdorf et al.   GENES AND IMMUNITY

The HIV-associated tuberculosis epidemic—when will we act?

(2010) Anthony D Harries et al.   LANCET

Antiretrovirals and isoniazid preventive therapy in the prevention of HIV-associated tuberculosis in settings with limited health-care resources

(2010) Stephen D Lawn et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

An interferon-inducible neutrophil-driven blood transcriptional signature in human tuberculosis

(2010) Matthew P. R. Berry et al.   NATURE

Evaluation of the Prognostic Value of IFN-γ Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Test in Household Contacts of Infectious Tuberculosis Cases in Senegal

(2010) Christian Lienhardt et al.   PLoS One

Is IP-10 an Accurate Marker for Detecting M. tuberculosis-Specific Response in HIV-Infected Persons?

(2010) Delia Goletti et al.   PLoS One

Enumeration of Functional T-Cell Subsets by Fluorescence-Immunospot Defines Signatures of Pathogen Burden in Tuberculosis

(2010) Rosalyn Casey et al.   PLoS One

Identifying recent Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in the setting of high HIV and TB burden

(2010) J. Mutsvangwa et al.   THORAX

Short-term and long-term risk of tuberculosis associated with CD4 cell recovery during antiretroviral therapy in South Africa

(2009) Stephen D Lawn et al.   AIDS

Isoniazid preventive therapy, HAART and tuberculosis risk in HIV-infected adults in South Africa: a prospective cohort

(2009) Jonathan E Golub et al.   AIDS

Implementation of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis and isoniazid preventive therapy for people living with HIV

(2009) Anand A Date et al.   BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Evidence-Based Comparison of Commercial Interferon-γ Release Assays for Detecting Active TB

(2009) Roland Diel et al.   CHEST

Use of T Cell–Based Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection to Optimize Interpretation of Tuberculin Skin Testing for Child Tuberculosis Contacts

(2009) Mustafa Bakir et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Detection and Prediction of Active Tuberculosis Disease by a Whole‐Blood Interferon‐γ Release Assay in HIV‐1–Infected Individuals

(2009) Maximilian C. Aichelburg et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Reducing the Burden of Tuberculosis Presenting during the Initial Months of Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource‐Limited Settings

(2009) Stephen D. Lawn et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Advances in Immunotherapy for Tuberculosis Treatment

(2009) Gavin J. Churchyard et al.   CLINICS IN CHEST MEDICINE

Pattern and diversity of cytokine production differentiates betweenMycobacterium tuberculosisinfection and disease

(2009) Jayne S. Sutherland et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Predictive value for progression to tuberculosis by IGRA and TST in immigrant contacts

(2009) S. V. Kik et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection or lasting immune responses to M. tuberculosis? A TBNET consensus statement

(2009) U. Mack et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Response to Rv2628 latency antigen associates with cured tuberculosis and remote infection

(2009) D. Goletti et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Approaches to tuberculosis screening and diagnosis in people with HIV in resource-limited settings

(2009) Michael JA Reid et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

IFNγ Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Risk of Infection and Disease in Household Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients in Colombia

(2009) Helena del Corral et al.   PLoS One

Epidemiological benefits of more-effective tuberculosis vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics

(2009) L. J. Abu-Raddad et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Enhanced cost-benefit analysis of strategies for LTBI screening and INH chemoprevention in Germany

(2009) R. Diel et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Eliminating latent tuberculosis

(2009) Douglas B. Young et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Epidemiology of HIV-associated tuberculosis

(2009) Stephen D Lawn et al.   Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS

Drivers of tuberculosis epidemics: The role of risk factors and social determinants

(2009) Knut Lönnroth et al.   SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Predictive Value of a Whole Blood IFN-γ Assay for the Development of Active Tuberculosis Disease after Recent Infection withMycobacterium tuberculosis

(2008) Roland Diel et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Comparative Performance of Tuberculin Skin Test, QuantiFERON-TB-Gold In Tube Assay, and T-Spot. TB Test in Contact Investigations for Tuberculosis

(2008) Roland Diel et al.   CHEST

The role of a whole blood interferon-γ assay for the detection of latent tuberculosis infection in Bacille Calmette–Guérin vaccinated children

(2008) Jin-Kyong Chun et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

T-cell interferon-  release assays: can we do better?

(2008) A. Lalvani et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Evaluating the potential of IP-10 and MCP-2 as biomarkers for the diagnosis of tuberculosis

(2008) M. Ruhwald et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

T Cells and Tuberculosis: Beyond Interferon‐γ

(2008) Ajit Lalvani et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Detection of PolyfunctionalMycobacterium tuberculosis–Specific T Cells and Association with Viral Load in HIV‐1–Infected Persons

(2008) Cheryl L. Day et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Latent Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Children by Using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Test

(2008) J. Lighter et al.   PEDIATRICS

Comparison of T-SPOT.TB Assay and Tuberculin Skin Test for the Evaluation of Young Children at High Risk for Tuberculosis in a Community Setting

(2008) M. P. Nicol et al.   PEDIATRICS

Incidence of Tuberculosis and the Predictive Value of ELISPOT and Mantoux Tests in Gambian Case Contacts

(2008) Philip C. Hill et al.   PLoS One

Sensitivity of IFN-γ Release Assay to Detect Latent Tuberculosis Infection Is Retained in HIV-Infected Patients but Dependent on HIV/AIDS Progression

(2008) Farba Karam et al.   PLoS One

The Effects of HIV on the Sensitivity of a Whole Blood IFN-γ Release Assay in Zambian Adults with Active Tuberculosis

(2008) Edward Raby et al.   PLoS One

A Three-Way Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Testing, QuantiFERON-TB Gold and T-SPOT.TB in Children

(2008) Tom G. Connell et al.   PLoS One

Improving T-Cell Assays for the Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection: Potential of a Diagnostic Test Based on IP-10

(2008) Morten Ruhwald et al.   PLoS One

Eliminating human tuberculosis in the twenty-first century

(2007) C. Dye et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface