Published in Future Microbiol on September 01, 2011
Diagnosing latent tuberculosis in high-risk individuals: rising to the challenge in high-burden areas. J Infect Dis (2011) 0.87
Circulating B-lymphocytes as potential biomarkers of tuberculosis infection activity. PLoS One (2014) 0.87
Molecular immunologic correlates of spontaneous latency in a rabbit model of pulmonary tuberculosis. Cell Commun Signal (2013) 0.85
Comparison of T-cell-based assay with tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a school tuberculosis outbreak. Lancet (2003) 8.30
Effect of BCG vaccination on risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children with household tuberculosis contact: a prospective community-based study. Lancet (2005) 4.82
Regulatory T cells are expanded in blood and disease sites in patients with tuberculosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 4.72
Screening of immigrants in the UK for imported latent tuberculosis: a multicentre cohort study and cost-effectiveness analysis. Lancet Infect Dis (2011) 4.00
Dynamic antigen-specific T-cell responses after point-source exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2006) 3.98
Rapid detection of active and latent tuberculosis infection in HIV-positive individuals by enumeration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific T cells. AIDS (2002) 3.47
Rapid diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis by bronchoalveolar lavage enzyme-linked immunospot. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2006) 3.12
Diagnosis of tuberculosis in South African children with a T-cell-based assay: a prospective cohort study. Lancet (2004) 3.07
Cellular immune correlates of protection against symptomatic pandemic influenza. Nat Med (2013) 3.03
Improved diagnostic evaluation of suspected tuberculosis. Ann Intern Med (2008) 2.85
Utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in patients with tuberculous intrathoracic lymphadenopathy: a multicentre study. Thorax (2011) 2.60
Dynamic relationship between IFN-gamma and IL-2 profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific T cells and antigen load. J Immunol (2007) 2.40
Performance of a T-cell-based diagnostic test for tuberculosis infection in HIV-infected individuals is independent of CD4 cell count. AIDS (2005) 2.38
Incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in urban and rural India and implications for prevention. Clin Infect Dis (2003) 2.38
Prognostic value of a T-cell-based, interferon-gamma biomarker in children with tuberculosis contact. Ann Intern Med (2008) 2.36
A comparison between two strategies for monitoring hepatic function during antituberculous therapy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2011) 2.22
Increased risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in household child contacts exposed to passive tobacco smoke. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2014) 1.97
Ex vivo characterization of early secretory antigenic target 6-specific T cells at sites of active disease in pleural tuberculosis. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.88
Evaluation of immigrant tuberculosis screening in industrialized countries. Emerg Infect Dis (2012) 1.81
T cell-based tracking of multidrug resistant tuberculosis infection after brief exposure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 1.70
Counting antigen-specific T cells: a new approach for monitoring response to tuberculosis treatment? Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.68
Enzyme-linked immunospot and tuberculin skin testing to detect latent tuberculosis infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 1.58
High incidence of the Beijing genotype among multidrug-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a tertiary care center in Mumbai, India. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.47
Enumeration of functional T-cell subsets by fluorescence-immunospot defines signatures of pathogen burden in tuberculosis. PLoS One (2010) 1.45
Rv3615c is a highly immunodominant RD1 (Region of Difference 1)-dependent secreted antigen specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2011) 1.35
Characterization of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis peptide that is recognized by human CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in the context of multiple HLA alleles. J Immunol (2004) 1.34
Evaluation of T-cell responses to novel RD1- and RD2-encoded Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene products for specific detection of human tuberculosis infection. Infect Immun (2004) 1.30
Whole-blood flow-cytometric analysis of antigen-specific CD4 T-cell cytokine profiles distinguishes active tuberculosis from non-active states. PLoS One (2011) 1.24
Community-based evaluation of immigrant tuberculosis screening using interferon γ release assays and tuberculin skin testing: observational study and economic analysis. Thorax (2012) 1.21
Undetected multidrug-resistant tuberculosis amplified by first-line therapy in mixed infection. Emerg Infect Dis (2013) 1.20
T-cell immunophenotyping distinguishes active from latent tuberculosis. J Infect Dis (2013) 1.18
Ethnicity and mycobacterial lineage as determinants of tuberculosis disease phenotype. Thorax (2012) 1.14
Tuberculin skin testing underestimates a high prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int (2004) 1.11
Antimycobacterial, antiprotozoal and cytotoxic potential of twenty-one brown algae (Phaeophyceae) from British and Irish waters. Phytother Res (2010) 1.08
Interferon gamma assays for tuberculosis. Lancet Infect Dis (2005) 1.08
A mycolic acid-specific CD1-restricted T cell population contributes to acute and memory immune responses in human tuberculosis infection. J Clin Invest (2011) 1.07
IGRAs--the gateway to T cell based TB diagnosis. Methods (2013) 1.02
T-cell-based diagnosis of neonatal multidrug-resistant latent tuberculosis infection. Pediatrics (2007) 1.01
BCG vaccination: 90 years on and still so much to learn ... Thorax (2010) 1.00
Early diagnosis of subclinical multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Ann Intern Med (2004) 0.99
Identifying recent Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in the setting of high HIV and TB burden. Thorax (2010) 0.98
Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific cellular immune profiles suggest bacillary persistence decades after spontaneous cure in untreated tuberculosis. J Infect Dis (2010) 0.98
Novel M tuberculosis antigen-specific T-cells are early markers of infection and disease progression. PLoS One (2011) 0.96
Use of T cell-based diagnosis of tuberculosis infection to optimize interpretation of tuberculin skin testing for child tuberculosis contacts. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 0.94
Predominance of heterosubtypic IFN-γ-only-secreting effector memory T cells in pandemic H1N1 naive adults. Eur J Immunol (2012) 0.94
Comparison of screening strategies to improve the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in the HIV-positive population: a cohort study. BMJ Open (2012) 0.93
Antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial and cytotoxic potential of twenty-three British and Irish red algae. Phytother Res (2010) 0.92
A prospective longitudinal study evaluating a T-cell-based assay for latent tuberculosis infection in health-care workers in a general hospital in Beijing. Chin Med J (Engl) (2013) 0.90
Antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial and cytotoxic potential of some british green algae. Phytother Res (2010) 0.90
Evaluation of Turkish seaweeds for antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial and cytotoxic activities. Phytother Res (2010) 0.88
A molecular assay for sensitive detection of pathogen-specific T-cells. PLoS One (2011) 0.88
Transcriptional profiling of disease-induced host responses in bovine tuberculosis and the identification of potential diagnostic biomarkers. PLoS One (2012) 0.87
Diagnosing latent tuberculosis in high-risk individuals: rising to the challenge in high-burden areas. J Infect Dis (2011) 0.87
Sarcoidosis and tuberculosis cytokine profiles: indistinguishable in bronchoalveolar lavage but different in blood. PLoS One (2012) 0.87
Identification of arylamine N-acetyltransferase inhibitors as an approach towards novel anti-tuberculars. Protein Cell (2010) 0.86
'Home from home': risk perceptions, malaria and the use of chemoprophylaxis among UK South Asians. Ethn Health (2010) 0.85
Pre-entry screening for tuberculosis: the need for better evidence. Pathog Glob Health (2015) 0.85
Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF in the diagnosis of tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy by endobronchial ultrasound. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2014) 0.85
High rates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among socially marginalized immigrants in low-incidence area, 1991-2010, Italy. Emerg Infect Dis (2013) 0.84
Impact of a T cell-based blood test for tuberculosis infection on clinical decision-making in routine practice. J Infect (2006) 0.83
Longevity and determinants of protective humoral immunity after pandemic influenza infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2015) 0.83
Biomarkers of tuberculosis: a research roadmap. Biomark Med (2013) 0.82
CD8 cytotoxic T cells and the development of new tuberculosis vaccines. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2002) 0.81
Interferon-gamma release assays for tuberculosis: current and future applications. Expert Rev Respir Med (2013) 0.81
Emtricitabine intolerance in treatment-experienced patients switched from lamivudine: a method of assessing toxicity. J Antimicrob Chemother (2006) 0.80
How should I interpret an interferon gamma release assay result for tuberculosis infection? Thorax (2013) 0.80
Interpreting tuberculin skin tests in a population with a high prevalence of HIV, tuberculosis, and nonspecific tuberculin sensitivity. Am J Epidemiol (2010) 0.78
Antiprotozoal, antitubercular and cytotoxic potential of cyanobacterial (blue-green algal) extracts from Ireland. Nat Prod Commun (2011) 0.77
Incidence of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 infection, United Kingdom, 2009-2011. Emerg Infect Dis (2013) 0.77
Tuberculosis immunodiagnosis: delving below the surface. Thorax (2013) 0.77
Editorial: Live or let die--does HIV exacerbate tuberculosis by attenuating M. tuberculosis-induced apoptosis? J Leukoc Biol (2009) 0.76
U.K. immigrant screening is inversely related to regional tuberculosis burden. Thorax (2011) 0.75
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Tuberculosis of the central nervous system: recognition, diagnosis and treatment in a low-prevalence country. Acute Med (2008) 0.75