Sensitivity Analysis and Potential Uses of a Novel Gamma Interferon Release Assay for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

Sputum smears for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) are the primary methods for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in many countries. The tuberculin skin test (TST) is the primary method for diagnosis of latent TB infection (LTBI) worldwide. The poor sensitivity of the former and the poor specificity of the latte...

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Main Authors: Tsiouris, Simon J., Coetzee, David, Toro, Patricia L., Austin, Judy, Stein, Zena, El-Sadr, Wafaa
Format: Artigo
Jezik:Inglês
Izdano: American Society for Microbiology 2006
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Online dostop:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1594653/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16891501
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02411-05
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