Tuberculin skin test reversion following isoniazid preventive therapy reflects diversity of immune response to primary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

<h4>Rationale</h4>Healthy household contacts (HHC) of individuals with Tuberculosis (TB) with Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) conversions are considered to harbor latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and at risk for TB. The immunologic, clinical, and public health implications of TST reversions that...

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Hauptverfasser:	Denise F Johnson, LaShaunda L Malone, Sarah Zalwango, Joy Mukisa Oketcho, Keith A Chervenak, Bonnie Thiel, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Catherine M Stein, W Henry Boom, Christina L Lancioni, Tuberculosis Research Unit
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	PLoS ONE
Online-Zugang:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096613
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Tuberculin skin test reversion following isoniazid preventive therapy reflects diversity of immune response to primary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

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