A Mycobacterium tuberculosis Dormancy Antigen Differentiates Latently Infected Bacillus Calmette–Guérin-vaccinated Individuals
IFN-γ release assays (IGRAs) are better indicators of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection than the tuberculin skin test (TST) in Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG)-vaccinated populations. However, IGRAs do not discriminate active and latent infections (LTBI) and no gold standard for LTBI diagnosis is a...
Main Authors: | Delfina Peña, Ana I. Rovetta, Rodrigo E. Hernández Del Pino, Nicolás O. Amiano, Virginia Pasquinelli, Joaquín M. Pellegrini, Nancy L. Tateosian, Agustín Rolandelli, Marisa Gutierrez, Rosa M. Musella, Domingo J. Palmero, María M. Gherardi, Juan Iovanna, H. Eduardo Chuluyan, Verónica E. García |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-08-01
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Series: | EBioMedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396415300268 |
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