[Combined determination of spontaneous and antigen-induced production of cytokines for differential diagnostics of active tuberculosis of lungs and latent tuberculosis infection].

Aim: Choice of informative biomarkers for diagnostics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and differential diagnostics of active tuberculosis (TB) of lungs and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).

Materials And Methods: 54 tuberculosis patients, 47 contact by TB, individuals and 43 healthy donors were examined. All the individuals included into the study had QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (Cellestis, Australia) carried out.

Barriers to completion of tuberculosis treatment among prisoners and former prisoners in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Setting: St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.

Objectives: To identify barriers to the completion of tuberculosis (TB) treatment among prisoners and former prisoners in St Petersburg, Russia.