Enumeration of T cells specific for RD1-encoded antigens suggests a high prevalence of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in healthy urban Indians.

Enumeration of T cells specific for RD1-encoded antigens suggests a high prevalence of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in healthy urban Indians.

Knowledge of the prevalence of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is crucial for effective tuberculosis control, but tuberculin skin test surveys have major limitations, including poor specificity because of the broad antigenic cross-reactivity of tuberculin. The M. tuberculosis RD1 genomic...

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Những tác giả chính: Lalvani, A, Nagvenkar, P, Udwadia, Z, Pathan, A, Wilkinson, K, Shastri, J, Ewer, K, Hill, A, Mehta, A, Rodrigues, C
Định dạng: Journal article
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: 2001

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