A toolbox for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis: an Indian multi-centric study (2006-2008); evaluation of serological assays based on PGL-Tb1 and ESAT-6/CFP10 antigens for TB diagnosis.

A toolbox for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis: an Indian multi-centric study (2006-2008); evaluation of serological assays based on PGL-Tb1 and ESAT-6/CFP10 antigens for TB diagnosis.

<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this multi-centric prospective study in India was to assess the accuracy of a serological test as an additional tool for diagnosing active tuberculosis (ATB). In particular, an assay based on ELISA using a phenolic glycolipid (PGL-Tb1) or a fusion protein (E...

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Main Authors: Philippe H Lagrange, Satheesh K Thangaraj, Rajeshwar Dayal, Alaka Deshpande, Nirmal K Ganguly, Enrico Girardi, Beenu Joshi, Kiran Katoch, Vishwa M Katoch, Manoj Kumar, Vemu Lakshmi, Marc Leportier, Christophe Longuet, Subbalaxmi V S Malladi, Deepali Mukerjee, Deepthi Nair, Alamelu Raja, Balambal Raman, Camilla Rodrigues, Pratibha Sharma, Amit Singh, Sarman Singh, Archana Sodha, Basirudeen Syed Ahamed Kabeer, Guy Vernet, Delia Goletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0096367&type=printable

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