ESAT-6/CFP10 skin test predicts disease in M. tuberculosis-infected guinea pigs.
BACKGROUND: Targeted preventive chemotherapy of individuals with progressive subclinical (incipient) disease before it becomes contagious would break the chain of tuberculosis transmission in high endemic regions. We have studied the ability of a skin test response to ESAT-6 and CFP10 (E6/C10) to pr...
Main Authors: | Karin Weldingh, Peter Andersen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2292253?pdf=render |
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