Ivan Solovic

TL;DR: An action framework for countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence sets out priority interventions required for these countries to progress first towards “pre-elimination” and eventually the elimination of TB as a public health problem.

TL;DR: The main issue regarding testing is to restrict it to those who are known to be at higher risk of developing tuberculosis and who are willing to accept preventive chemotherapy, and to identify an adaptive immune response against, but not necessarily a latent infection with, M. tuberculosis.

TL;DR: The TBNET consensus statement as discussed by the authors summarises current knowledge and expert opinions and provides evidence-based recommendations to reduce the TB risk among candidates for TNF antagonist therapy, which significantly reduces the risk of progression to TB.

TL;DR: In the European Union (EU) 72,334 tuberculosis (TB) cases were notified in 2011, of which 16,116 (22%) had extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB).

TL;DR: The review comprehensively describes the latest information on contact tracing and LTBI management in MDR-TB contacts, while providing guidance on post-treatment functional evaluation and rehabilitation of TB sequelae, infection control and other public health priorities.