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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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Autores principales: Tsiouris, Simon J., Coetzee, David, Toro, Patricia L., Austin, Judy, Stein, Zena, El-Sadr, Wafaa
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2006
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Acceso en línea: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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