An In-House RD1-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunospot-Gamma Interferon Assay Instead of the Tuberculin Skin Test for Diagnosis of Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

Identification of individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is essential for the control of tuberculosis (TB). The specificity of the currently used tuberculin skin test (TST) is poor because of the broad antigenic cross-reactivity of purified protein derivative (PPD) with BCG vaccine str...

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Main Authors: Codecasa, Luigi, Mantegani, Paola, Galli, Laura, Lazzarin, Adriano, Scarpellini, Paolo, Fortis, Claudio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2006
Subjects:
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1489403/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16757583
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02265-05
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