The risk of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in HIV seropositive children not BCG vaccinated

O. C. Arghir, R. F. Matusa (Constantza, Romania)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Clinical and diagnostic features in tuberculosis IV
Session: Clinical and diagnostic features in tuberculosis IV
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2698
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
O. C. Arghir, R. F. Matusa (Constantza, Romania). The risk of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in HIV seropositive children not BCG vaccinated. Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 2698

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia in reactivation tuberculosis patients without human immunodeficiency virus infection
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 690s
Year: 2005

Comparison between quantiFERON-TB gold and tuberculin skin testing for the detection of tuberculosis infection among BCG vaccinated schoolers at risk for tuberculosis exposure
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Interferon-gamma release assay tests for diagnosing tuberculosis infection and disease
Year: 2008

Mycobacterium tilburgii infection in an HIV-seropositive host
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection
Year: 2009


Early BCG vaccination is unrelated to pulmonary immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in adults
Source: Eur Respir J 2014; 44: 1087-1090
Year: 2014


Miliary tuberculosis in immunocompetent and BCG vaccinated patients
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Clinical tuberculosis
Year: 2011


The dynamics of tuberculosis incidence and diagnostics of latent tuberculosis tuberculosis infection in children of Ukraine.
Source: International Congress 2018 – Groups who are susceptible to tuberculosis: children, pregnant women and elderly people
Year: 2018

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria effect in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in children
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections and tuberculosis
Year: 2010

What is latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)?
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Microbial colonisation or latency: a foot in the door to respiratory infections
Year: 2009


Multidrug-resistant TB in children with HIV infection
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Specific problems in caring for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and tuberculosis/HIV cases
Year: 2007


Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for countries with a low tuberculosis burden
Source: International Congress 2016 – ERS publications: a focus on recent guidelines and task forces
Year: 2016


Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countries
Source: Eur Respir J 2015; 46: 1563-1576
Year: 2015



Particularities of tuberculosis at children hospitalized with HIV co-infection
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Tuberculosis at different age groups
Year: 2009

On tuberculosis and COVID-19 co-infection
Source: Eur Respir J, 56 (2) 2002328; 10.1183/13993003.02328-2020
Year: 2020



Recurrent tuberculosis among HIV infected persons in Singapore
Source: International Congress 2017 – Human susceptibility to tuberculosis
Year: 2017

Clinical and laboratory features of Mycobacterium avium complex infection in comparison with infection, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in HIV-infected patients
Source: International Congress 2019 – Tuberculosis and non-TB mycobacterial infection II
Year: 2019


Risk of developing tuberculosis disease among persons diagnosed with latent tuberculosis infection in the Netherlands
Source: Eur Respir J 2016; 48: 1420-1428
Year: 2016



Prevention of TB in areas of low incidence
Source: Eur Respir Mon 2012; 58: 72-83
Year: 2012


Comparison between the antigen-specific interferon-gamma assay and the tuberculin skin testing for the detection of tuberculosis infection among BCG vaccinated schoolers at risk for tuberculosis exposure
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Gamma-interferon-based tests to diagnose tuberculosis infection and disease
Year: 2007


Characterization of the HBHA response in TB patients with or without HIV infection.
Source: International Congress 2017 – Human susceptibility to tuberculosis
Year: 2017

Risk factors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: epidemiology I
Year: 2012