| Literature DB >> 11826002 |
T Mark Doherty1, Abebech Demissie, Joseph Olobo, Dawit Wolday, Sven Britton, Tewodros Eguale, Pernille Ravn, Peter Andersen.
Abstract
Diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is considered essential for tuberculosis control but is hampered by the lack of specific reagents. We report that strong recognition of tuberculosis complex-specific antigen ESAT-6 by healthy household contacts of tuberculosis patients correlates with the subsequent development of active tuberculosis during a 2-year follow-up period.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11826002 PMCID: PMC153355 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.2.704-706.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948