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Shunli Cai, Tianwei Yan, Yutian Yang, Xin Guo, Xiang Li, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination is well established for preventing severe tuberculosis (TB) in children; however, its effectiveness in reducing the progression of latent TB infection (LTBI) to active disease remains uncertain, particularly in real-…
Shunli Cai, Yuan Xia, Yingchen Zhou, Yangxuan Lin, Xin Guo, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** The tuberculin skin test (TST), widely used for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening, shows reduced specificity in Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-vaccinated individuals due to antigenic cross-reactivity. We aimed to quantify the impact of BCG vaccin…
Sonia Menon, Anthony D Harries, Riitta A Dlodlo, Gisèle Badoum, Mohammed F Dogo, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge, with() causing significant morbidity and mortality mainly in high-burden countries. Following exposure to, individuals may become infected, developing TB infection (TBI) through inhalation of the bacillus:…
Shyamkumar Sriram, Tareq Abualfaraj, Manal Ali Alsharif, Marwa Zalat, Saad Madani Alawfi, et al.
Patients with latent tuberculosis infection are mainly asymptomatic, but they still carry a notable risk of developing active TB, particularly when the host becomes immunosuppressed. Hence, appropriate diagnosis and management for LTBI are essential. Tuberculin skin test (TST) an…