Suitability of saliva for Tuberculosis diagnosis: comparing with serum

Abstract Background In the search for fast, simple and better ways for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), there is need to discover and evaluate new biomarkers that are found in samples other than sputum to determine their effectiveness. This study examined the utility of saliva vis-a-vis serum by eval...

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Main Authors: Anna Ritah Namuganga, Novel N. Chegou, Paul Mubiri, Gerhard Walzl, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2687-z