Stages of Tuberculosis Infection, What's New? (Literature Review)

The review is based on 43 publications and it presents current information on variants of tuberculosis infection development in humans and preclinical manifestations of tuberculosis. It describes research trends aimed to develop tests to detect various states of interaction between the host and M. tuberculosis. The most epidemically important tests are those that can detect conditions very similar to tuberculosis and predict onset of tuberculosis in a short time allowing more effective and targeted preventive chemotherapy.