Performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFTGIT) for the diagnosis of <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) </it>infection in Afar Pastoralists, Ethiopia
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Currently, T-cell based gamma interferon (IFNγ) release assays (IGRAs) are acknowledged as the best methods available for the screening of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and also as aid for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/354 |