Surprisingly high specificity of the PPD skin test for M. tuberculosis infection from recent exposure in The Gambia.
<h4>Background</h4>Options for intervention against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection are limited by the diagnostic tools available. The Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) skin test is thought to be non-specific, especially in tropical settings. We compared the PPD skin test with an ELISPOT test i...
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| Hōputu: | Artigo |
| Reo: | Inglês |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-12-01
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| Rangatū: | PLoS ONE |
| Urunga tuihono: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0000068&type=printable |
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