Understanding the tuberculosis disease progression and future directions of research in tuberculosis : a mini review

• Main Authors: Siti Hawa Nordin,, Syarifah-Noratiqah SB,, Zulfarina MS,, Isa NM,, Kamisah Y,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20197/1/4_ms392_pdf_48261.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20197/; https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/13/1

Eradication of tuberculosis seems to be a long way off especially with the growing of drug resistance tuberculosis and HIV co-infection tuberculosis. The gaps in our knowledge and the limited sensitive and specific biomarkers especially for latent tuberculosis infection make it defensive. The fat...