Diagnostic accuracy of the NOVA Tuberculosis Total Antibody Rapid test for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Diagnostic accuracy of the NOVA Tuberculosis Total Antibody Rapid test for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Background: The NOVA Tuberculosis Total Antibody Rapid Test is a commercially available lateral flow serological assay that is intended to be used as an aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. We conducted a study to estimate diagnostic accuracy of this assay for diagnosis of active pulmonary tubercul...

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Main Authors: Gideon Nsubuga, Samuel Kennedy, Yasha Rani, Zibran Hafiz, Soyeon Kim, Morten Ruhwald, David Alland, Jerrold Ellner, Moses Joloba, Susan E. Dorman, Adam Penn-Nicholson, Lydia Nakiyingi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Mycobacteria
Diagnostic accuracy
Specificity
Sensitivity
Lateral flow
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579423000189

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