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

Morten Ruhwald, Janne Petersen, Kristian Kofoed, Hiroshi Nakaoka, Luis Eduardo Cuevas, Lovett Lawson, Stephen Bertil Squire, Jesper Eugen-Olsen, Pernille Ravn

published 06 Aug 2008

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The Effect of Diagnostic Delays on the Drop-Out Rate and the Total Delay to Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

Stephen J. Millen, Pieter W. Uys, John Hargrove, Paul D. van Helden, Brian G. Williams

published 09 Apr 2008

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Commercial Nucleic-Acid Amplification Tests for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Respiratory Specimens: Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression

Daphne I. Ling, Laura L. Flores, Lee W. Riley, Madhukar Pai

published 06 Feb 2008

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Ex Vivo Cytokine mRNA Levels Correlate with Changing Clinical Status of Ethiopian TB Patients and their Contacts Over Time

Liya Wassie, Abebech Demissie, Abraham Aseffa, Markos Abebe, Lawrence Yamuah, Hiwot Tilahun, Beyene Petros, Graham Rook, Alimuddin Zumla, Peter Andersen, T. Mark Doherty, for the VACSEL Study Group

published 30 Jan 2008

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

Philip C. Hill, Dolly J. Jackson-Sillah, Annette Fox, Roger H. Brookes, Bouke C. de Jong, Moses D. Lugos, Ifedayo M. Adetifa, Simon A. Donkor, Alex M. Aiken, Stephen R. Howie, Tumani Corrah, Keith P. McAdam, Richard A. Adegbola

published 02 Jan 2008

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Rapid Diagnosis of Smear-Negative Tuberculosis Using Immunology and Microbiology with Induced Sputum in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Individuals

Ronan A. M. Breen, Gareth A. D. Hardy, Felicity M. R. Perrin, Sara Lear, Sabine Kinloch, Colette J. Smith, Ian Cropley, George Janossy, Marc C. I. Lipman

published 19 Dec 2007

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Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan: Treatment Complexity and XDR-TB among Treatment Failures

Helen S. Cox, Stobdan Kalon, Sholpan Allamuratova, Vinciane Sizaire, Zinaida N. Tigay, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, Hamraev A. Karimovich, Yared Kebede, Clair Mills

published 07 Nov 2007

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Loss of Receptor on Tuberculin-Reactive T-Cells Marks Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Mathias Streitz, Lydia Tesfa, Vedat Yildirim, Ali Yahyazadeh, Timo Ulrichs, Rodica Lenkei, Ali Quassem, Gerd Liebetrau, Laurel Nomura, Holden Maecker, Hans-Dieter Volk, Florian Kern

published 15 Aug 2007

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Isolation of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Children Investigated for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Mark Hatherill, Tony Hawkridge, Andrew Whitelaw, Michele Tameris, Hassan Mahomed, Sizulu Moyo, Willem Hanekom, Gregory Hussey

published 20 Dec 2006

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