Impact of the Mycobaterium africanum West Africa 2 Lineage on TB Diagnostics in West Africa: Decreased Sensitivity of Rapid Identification Tests in The Gambia

BACKGROUND: MPT64 rapid speciation tests are increasingly being used in diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). Mycobacterium africanum West Africa 2 (Maf 2) remains an important cause of TB in West Africa and causes one third of disease in The Gambia. Since the introduction of MPT64 antigen tests, a higher...

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Autores principales: Ofori-Anyinam, Boatema, Kanuteh, Fatoumatta, Agbla, Schadrac C., Adetifa, Ifedayo, Okoi, Catherine, Dolganov, Gregory, Schoolnik, Gary, Secka, Ousman, Antonio, Martin, de Jong, Bouke C., Gehre, Florian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4936735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27387550
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004801

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4936735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27387550
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004801

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