Induration or erythema diameter not less than 5 mm as results of recombinant fusion protein ESAT6-CFP10 skin test for detecting M. tuberculosis infection

Induration or erythema diameter not less than 5 mm as results of recombinant fusion protein ESAT6-CFP10 skin test for detecting M. tuberculosis infection

Abstract Background Recombinant fusion protein ESAT6-CFP10 (EC) is a newly developed skin test reagent for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection. In this study, we evaluated whether induration and erythema could be used as diagnostic indicators for EC skin test to detect M...

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Main Authors: Hui Zhang, Ling Wang, Feng Li, Shuihua Lu, Jielai Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Skin test
ESAT6-CFP10
Diameter
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05413-9

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