Interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) are now established for the immunodiagnosis of latent
infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in many countries. However, the role of IGRAs for …

… There was a strong correlation between low CD4 T-cell count and a low mitogen response
(P < 0.001;Spearman) and more patients with low CD4 cell count had indeterminate results. …

Existing studies of the relationship between depression and osteoporosis have been
heterogeneous in their design and use of diagnostic instruments for depression, which might have …

Tuberculosis control relies on the identification and preventive treatment of individuals who
are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, direct identification of latent …

Anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) monoclonal antibodies or soluble TNF receptors have
become an invaluable treatment against chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid …

… The interaction terms were removed if the P value was not significant (P>0.10) or the
interaction was nonqualitative in nature (according to Simon's test). Because the estrogen–…

… There was an association between these corrected percentage changes and years since
menopause: p = 0.023 for changes in BMD at the spine and p = 0.002 for changes in BMD at …

… This difference between the TB patients and the healthy controls taken together was highly
significant (P < 0.01). In TB patients the IFN-γ responses to PPD and the combination of ESAT…

… The difference in IFN-γ levels between patients and contacts was highly significant (P < .002,
Mann-Whitney rank sum test). The Ethiopian donors were also divided into ESAT-6 …

Culture filtrate from Mycobacterium tuberculosiscontains protective antigens of relevance for
the generation of a new antituberculosis vaccine. We have identified two previously …