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A 100 year update on diagnosis of tuberculosis infection.

Lalvani A, Pareek M.

Br Med Bull. 2009 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19926636 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Interferon gamma release assays: principles and practice.

Lalvani A, Pareek M.

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2009 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19783328 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articlesFree article

Frequencies of region of difference 1 antigen-specific but not purified protein derivative-specific gamma interferon-secreting T cells correlate with the presence of tuberculosis disease but do not distinguish recent from remote latent infections.

Hinks TS, Dosanjh DP, Innes JA, Pasvol G, Hackforth S, Varia H, Millington KA, Liu XQ, Bakir M, Soysal A, Davidson RN, Gunatheesan R, Lalvani A.

Infect Immun. 2009 Dec;77(12):5486-95. Epub 2009 Sep 14.PMID: 19752037 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Editorial: Live or let die--does HIV exacerbate tuberculosis by attenuating M. tuberculosis-induced apoptosis?

Lalvani A, Hingley-Wilson S.

J Leukoc Biol. 2009 Jul;86(1):9-11. No abstract available. PMID: 19567412 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of T cell-based diagnosis of tuberculosis infection to optimize interpretation of tuberculin skin testing for child tuberculosis contacts.

Bakir M, Dosanjh DP, Deeks JJ, Soysal A, Millington KA, Efe S, Aslan Y, Polat D, Kodalli N, Yagci A, Barlan I, Bahceciler N, Demiralp EE, Lalvani A.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Feb 1;48(3):302-12.PMID: 19123864 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

T-cell interferon-gamma release assays: can we do better?

Lalvani A, Millington KA.

Eur Respir J. 2008 Dec;32(6):1428-30. No abstract available. PMID: 19043006 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An exit strategy for the tubercle bacillus?

Hingley-Wilson S, Lalvani A.

Nat Rev Microbiol. 2008 Dec;6(12):954. Epub 2008 Oct 28. No abstract available. PMID: 18955987 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prognostic value of a T-cell-based, interferon-gamma biomarker in children with tuberculosis contact.

Bakir M, Millington KA, Soysal A, Deeks JJ, Efee S, Aslan Y, Dosanjh DP, Lalvani A.

Ann Intern Med. 2008 Dec 2;149(11):777-87. Epub 2008 Oct 20.PMID: 18936496 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Screening for tuberculosis infection prior to initiation of anti-TNF therapy.

Lalvani A, Millington KA.

Autoimmun Rev. 2008 Dec;8(2):147-52. Epub 2008 Aug 13. Review.PMID: 18706526 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The clinical significance of radiologically detected silent pulmonary nodules in early breast cancer.

Lee B, Lim A, Lalvani A, Descamps MJ, Leonard R, Nallamala S, Lewis JS, Coombes RC, Stebbing J.

Ann Oncol. 2008 Dec;19(12):2001-6. Epub 2008 Jul 17.PMID: 18641008 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Recent advances in diagnostic technology: applications in autoimmune and infectious diseases.

Lalvani A, Meroni PL, Millington KA, Modolo ML, Plebani M, Tincani A, Villalta D, Doria A, Ghirardello A.

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2008 Jan-Feb;26(1 Suppl 48):S62-6. Review.PMID: 18570756 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapid diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis meningitis by enumeration of cerebrospinal fluid antigen-specific T-cells.

Thomas MM, Hinks TS, Raghuraman S, Ramalingam N, Ernst M, Nau R, Lange C, Kösters K, Gnanamuthu C, John GT, Marshall B, Lalvani A.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2008 Jun;12(6):651-7.PMID: 18492332 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

T Cells and Tuberculosis: Beyond Interferon-gamma.

Lalvani A, Millington KA.

J Infect Dis. 2008 Apr 1;197(7):941-3. No abstract available. PMID: 18419531 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improved diagnostic evaluation of suspected tuberculosis.

Dosanjh DP, Hinks TS, Innes JA, Deeks JJ, Pasvol G, Hackforth S, Varia H, Millington KA, Gunatheesan R, Guyot-Revol V, Lalvani A.

Ann Intern Med. 2008 Mar 4;148(5):325-36. Erratum in: Ann Intern Med.2008 Apr 15;148(8):635. PMID: 18316751 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Rapid diagnosis of CNS tuberculosis by a T-cell interferon-gamma release assay on cerebrospinal fluid mononuclear cells.

Kösters K, Nau R, Bossink A, Greiffendorf I, Jentsch M, Ernst M, Thijsen S, Hinks T, Lalvani A, Lange C.

Infection. 2008 Dec;36(6):597-600. Epub 2008 Jan 12.PMID: 18193383 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Safety and cost savings of an improved three-day rule for stool culture in hospitalised children and adults.

Seyler L, Lalvani A, Collins L, Goddard L, Bowler IC.

J Hosp Infect. 2007 Oct;67(2):121-6. Epub 2007 Sep 27.PMID: 17900758 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnosing tuberculosis infection in the 21st century: new tools to tackle an old enemy.

Lalvani A.

Chest. 2007 Jun;131(6):1898-906. Review.PMID: 17565023 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

T cell-based diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis infection.

Lalvani A, Millington KA.

Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2007 Jun;20(3):264-71. Review.PMID: 17471036 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dynamic relationship between IFN-gamma and IL-2 profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific T cells and antigen load.

Millington KA, Innes JA, Hackforth S, Hinks TS, Deeks JJ, Dosanjh DP, Guyot-Revol V, Gunatheesan R, Klenerman P, Lalvani A.

J Immunol. 2007 Apr 15;178(8):5217-26.PMID: 17404305 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A systematic review of rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of tuberculosis infection.

Dinnes J, Deeks J, Kunst H, Gibson A, Cummins E, Waugh N, Drobniewski F, Lalvani A.

Health Technol Assess. 2007 Jan;11(3):1-196. Review.PMID: 17266837 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

T-cell-based diagnosis of neonatal multidrug-resistant latent tuberculosis infection.

Richeldi L, Ewer K, Losi M, Bergamini BM, Millington K, Fabbri LM, Lalvani A.

Pediatrics. 2007 Jan;119(1):e1-5.PMID: 17200234 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of a T cell-based blood test for tuberculosis infection on clinical decision-making in routine practice.

Gooding S, Chowdhury O, Hinks T, Richeldi L, Losi M, Ewer K, Millington K, Gunatheesan R, Cerri S, McNally J, Lalvani A.

J Infect. 2007 Mar;54(3):e169-74. Epub 2006 Dec 22.PMID: 17188363 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapid diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis by bronchoalveolar lavage enzyme-linked immunospot.

Jafari C, Ernst M, Kalsdorf B, Greinert U, Diel R, Kirsten D, Marienfeld K, Lalvani A, Lange C.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov 1;174(9):1048-54. Epub 2006 Jul 20.PMID: 16858013 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Dynamic antigen-specific T-cell responses after point-source exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Ewer K, Millington KA, Deeks JJ, Alvarez L, Bryant G, Lalvani A.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Oct 1;174(7):831-9. Epub 2006 Jun 23.PMID: 16799072 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Osteomyelitis of the humerus complicating BCG vaccination.

Segal S, Pollard AJ, Watts C, Wainwright A, Lalvani A, Connell J.

Arch Dis Child. 2006 Mar;91(3):244. No abstract available. PMID: 16492888 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

BCG and protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

Lalvani A, Bakir M, Millington KA, Dosanjh D, Soysal A.

Lancet. 2006 Feb 4;367(9508):391-2. No abstract available. PMID: 16458754 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Repeated tuberculin testing does not induce false positive ELISPOT results.

Richeldi L, Ewer K, Losi M, Roversi P, Fabbri LM, Lalvani A.

Thorax. 2006 Feb;61(2):180. No abstract available. PMID: 16443712 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diagnosis of occult tuberculosis in hematological malignancy by enumeration of antigen-specific T cells.

Richeldi L, Luppi M, Losi M, Luppi F, Potenza L, Roversi P, Cerri S, Millington KA, Ewer K, Fabbri LM, Torelli G, Lalvani A.

Leukemia. 2006 Feb;20(2):379-81. No abstract available. PMID: 16357840 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Regulatory T cells are expanded in blood and disease sites in patients with tuberculosis.

Guyot-Revol V, Innes JA, Hackforth S, Hinks T, Lalvani A.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Apr 1;173(7):803-10. Epub 2005 Dec 9.PMID: 16339919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Performance of a T-cell-based diagnostic test for tuberculosis infection in HIV-infected individuals is independent of CD4 cell count.

Dheda K, Lalvani A, Miller RF, Scott G, Booth H, Johnson MA, Zumla A, Rook GA.

AIDS. 2005 Nov 18;19(17):2038-41.PMID: 16260914 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of BCG vaccination on risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children with household tuberculosis contact: a prospective community-based study.

Soysal A, Millington KA, Bakir M, Dosanjh D, Aslan Y, Deeks JJ, Efe S, Staveley I, Ewer K, Lalvani A.

Lancet. 2005 Oct 22-28;366(9495):1443-51.PMID: 16243089 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Enzyme-linked immunospot and tuberculin skin testing to detect latent tuberculosis infection.

Shams H, Weis SE, Klucar P, Lalvani A, Moonan PK, Pogoda JM, Ewer K, Barnes PF.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Nov 1;172(9):1161-8. Epub 2005 Aug 4.PMID: 16081545 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Interferon gamma assays for tuberculosis.

Lalvani A, Richeldi L, Kunst H.

Lancet Infect Dis. 2005 Jun;5(6):322-4; author reply 325-7. No abstract available. PMID: 15919613 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of alpha1 2.3 subunit I-II linker sites in the enhancement of Ca(v) 2.3 current by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate and acetyl-beta-methylcholine.

Fang H, Franke R, Patanavanich S, Lalvani A, Powell NK, Sando JJ, Kamatchi GL.

J Biol Chem. 2005 Jun 24;280(25):23559-65. Epub 2005 Apr 19.PMID: 15840578 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

High incidence of the Beijing genotype among multidrug-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a tertiary care center in Mumbai, India.

Almeida D, Rodrigues C, Ashavaid TF, Lalvani A, Udwadia ZF, Mehta A.

Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Mar 15;40(6):881-6. Epub 2005 Feb 18.PMID: 15736024 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ex vivo characterization of early secretory antigenic target 6-specific T cells at sites of active disease in pleural tuberculosis.

Wilkinson KA, Wilkinson RJ, Pathan A, Ewer K, Prakash M, Klenerman P, Maskell N, Davies R, Pasvol G, Lalvani A.

Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Jan 1;40(1):184-7. Epub 2004 Dec 8.PMID: 15614710 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnosis of tuberculosis in South African children with a T-cell-based assay: a prospective cohort study.

Liebeschuetz S, Bamber S, Ewer K, Deeks J, Pathan AA, Lalvani A.

Lancet. 2004 Dec 18-31;364(9452):2196-203.PMID: 15610806 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Characterization of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis peptide that is recognized by human CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in the context of multiple HLA alleles.

Shams H, Klucar P, Weis SE, Lalvani A, Moonan PK, Safi H, Wizel B, Ewer K, Nepom GT, Lewinsohn DM, Andersen P, Barnes PF.

J Immunol. 2004 Aug 1;173(3):1966-77.PMID: 15265931 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

T cell-based tracking of multidrug resistant tuberculosis infection after brief exposure.

Richeldi L, Ewer K, Losi M, Bergamini BM, Roversi P, Deeks J, Fabbri LM, Lalvani A.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Aug 1;170(3):288-95. Epub 2004 May 6.PMID: 15130907 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Early diagnosis of subclinical multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

Richeldi L, Ewer K, Losi M, Hansell DM, Roversi P, Fabbri LM, Lalvani A.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 May 4;140(9):709-13.PMID: 15126254 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Evaluation of T-cell responses to novel RD1- and RD2-encoded Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene products for specific detection of human tuberculosis infection.

Liu XQ, Dosanjh D, Varia H, Ewer K, Cockle P, Pasvol G, Lalvani A.

Infect Immun. 2004 May;72(5):2574-81.PMID: 15102765 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Tuberculin skin testing underestimates a high prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in hemodialysis patients.

Sester M, Sester U, Clauer P, Heine G, Mack U, Moll T, Sybrecht GW, Lalvani A, Köhler H.

Kidney Int. 2004 May;65(5):1826-34.PMID: 15086923 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Counting antigen-specific T cells: a new approach for monitoring response to tuberculosis treatment?

Lalvani A.

Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Mar 1;38(5):757-9. Epub 2004 Feb 17. No abstract available. PMID: 14986263 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Spotting latent infection: the path to better tuberculosis control.

Lalvani A.

Thorax. 2003 Nov;58(11):916-8. No abstract available. PMID: 14586040 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in urban and rural India and implications for prevention.

Almeida D, Rodrigues C, Udwadia ZF, Lalvani A, Gothi GD, Mehta P, Mehta A.

Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Jun 15;36(12):e152-4. Epub 2003 Jun 3.PMID: 12802779 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of T-cell-based assay with tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a school tuberculosis outbreak.

Ewer K, Deeks J, Alvarez L, Bryant G, Waller S, Andersen P, Monk P, Lalvani A.

Lancet. 2003 Apr 5;361(9364):1168-73.PMID: 12686038 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapid detection of active and latent tuberculosis infection in HIV-positive individuals by enumeration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific T cells.

Chapman AL, Munkanta M, Wilkinson KA, Pathan AA, Ewer K, Ayles H, Reece WH, Mwinga A, Godfrey-Faussett P, Lalvani A.

AIDS. 2002 Nov 22;16(17):2285-93.PMID: 12441800 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Identification of novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens with potential as diagnostic reagents or subunit vaccine candidates by comparative genomics.

Cockle PJ, Gordon SV, Lalvani A, Buddle BM, Hewinson RG, Vordermeier HM.

Infect Immun. 2002 Dec;70(12):6996-7003.PMID: 12438379 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

CD8 cytotoxic T cells and the development of new tuberculosis vaccines.

Lalvani A.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Sep 15;166(6):789-90. No abstract available. PMID: 12231485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Direct ex vivo analysis of antigen-specific IFN-gamma-secreting CD4 T cells in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected individuals: associations with clinical disease state and effect of treatment.

Pathan AA, Wilkinson KA, Klenerman P, McShane H, Davidson RN, Pasvol G, Hill AV, Lalvani A.

J Immunol. 2001 Nov 1;167(9):5217-25.PMID: 11673535 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article