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Validation of the ALS Assay in Adult Patients with Culture Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: We have earlier shown that Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine-specific IgG Antibodies in Lymphocyte Supernatant (ALS) can be used for diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB) in adults and children. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The ALS method was validated in a larger cohort (n = 212)...

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Autores principales: Rekha, Rokeya Sultana, Kamal, S. M. Mostafa, Andersen, Peter, Rahim, Zeaur, Hoq, Md. Imranul, Ara, Gul, Andersson, Jan, Sack, David, Raqib, Rubhana
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3025031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21283655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016425