Advances in Diagnostics and Drug Discovery against Resistant and Latent Tuberculosis Infection

• Main Authors: Christian Shleider Carnero Canales (Author), Jessica Marquez Cazorla (Author), André Henrique Furtado Torres (Author), Eloise T. Monteiro Filardi (Author), Leonardo Delello Di Filippo (Author), Paulo Inácio Costa (Author), Cesar Augusto Roque-Borda (Author), Fernando Rogério Pavan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) represents a subclinical, asymptomatic mycobacterial state affecting approximately 25% of the global population. The substantial prevalence of LTBI, combined with the risk of progressing to active tuberculosis, underscores its central role in the increasing incid...