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Australia

• Department of Health and Ageing
  • Position Statement on Interferon-gamma Release Immunoassays in the Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection [2009]

Canada

• Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Recommendations on interferon gamma release assays for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection - 2010 update [2010]
  • Updated Recommendations on Interferon Gamma Release Assays for Latent Tuberculosis Infection [2008]

Europe

• TBNET
  • LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection or lasting immune responses to M. tuberculosis? A TBNET consensus statement [2009]

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Thoracic Society
  • Saudi guidelines for testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection [2010]

United States of America

• American Thoracic Society
  • Update: Fatal and Severe Liver Injuries Associated With Rifampin and Pyrazinamide for Latent Tuberculosis Infection, and Revisions in American Thoracic Society/CDC Recommendations --- United States, 2001 (American Thoracic Society and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2001]
  • Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (American Thoracic Society and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2000]

• University of Michigan Evidence-Based Pediatrics
  • Shorter regimens of 2-drug therapy may be as effective as 9-month INH monotherapy for latent TB infection (LTBI) [2008]

Articles in journals

• American Family Physician
  • Identification and Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection [2009]

• Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Latent tuberculosis: revised treatment guidelines [2003]
  • Latent tuberculosis infection: old problem, new priorities [2002]

• Expert Reviews
  • New tools and emerging technologies for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: Part I. Latent tuberculosis [2006]

• Infection and Immunity
  • Tuberculosis: Latency and Reactivation [2001]

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