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latent tuberculosis
Infectious disease Infection with M tuberculosis that has been contained by the host's immune system and thus does not infect others Diagnosis Tuberculin skin test; release of IFN-γ in blood after PPD
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In this study, we showed that a differentiation between active pulmonary tuberculosis and LTBI is possible by the ELISpot test," said principal investigator of the Tuberculosis Network European Trialsgroup (TBNET), Dr. In immunocompetent subjects with LTBI the risk of developing the active disease is 10% in the course of a lifetime, usually occurring in the first 2-5 years following exposure/infection. Reactivation of LTBI has been recognized to be the most serious side-effect [5,6]. |
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LTARS LTAS LTASS LTAT LTATP LTAV LTAVD LTB LTB LTB LTB LTB&H LTB4 LTBA LTBB LTBBA LTBBL LTBC LTBCB LTBCO LTBD LTBDD LTBF LTBFAC LTBGA LTBH LTBHTF Ltbi LTBLLTBM LTBMC LTBMD LTBMU LTBP LTBP2 LTBQ LTBR LTBRM LTBS LTBT LTBV LTBX LTC LTC LTC LTC LTC-FDTD LTC-IC LTC4S LTCA LTCAM LTCAP LTCAS LTCB LTCBC | ||||||||
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