Browsing Duke Faculty Scholarship by Subject "mycobacterium-tuberculosis"

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Influence of M. tuberculosis Lineage Variability within a Clinical Trial for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Stout, Jason (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2010)

Recent studies suggest that M. tuberculosis lineage and host genetics interact to impact how active tuberculosis presents clinically. We determined the phylogenetic lineages of M. tuberculosis isolates from participants ...
Pairing QuantiFERON Gold In-Tube with Opt-Out HIV Testing in a Tuberculosis Contact Investigation in the Southeastern United States

Person, Anna K.; Goswami, Neela D.; Gadkowski, L. Beth; Naggie, Dr Susanna; Chen, Luke; Lalani, Tahaniyat; Cox, Gary; Stout, Jason (MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2010)

Knowing one's HIV status is particularly important in the setting of recent tuberculosis (TB) exposure. Blood tests for assessment of tuberculosis infection, such as the QuantiFERON Gold in-tube test (QFT; Cellestis Limited, ...