| Literature DB >> 18272706 |
Mark A Chambers1, Tim Crawshaw, Sue Waterhouse, Richard Delahay, R Glyn Hewinson, Konstantin P Lyashchenko.
Abstract
A lateral-flow immunoassay (BrockTB Stat-Pak) for detecting tuberculosis in Eurasian badgers was 49% sensitive and 93% specific against culture for M. bovis (n = 1,464) at necropsy. However, the sensitivity was significantly higher (66 to 78%) in animals with more severe tuberculosis, indicating that the BrockTB Stat-Pak may be useful for the detection of badgers with the greatest risk of transmitting disease.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18272706 PMCID: PMC2292970 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02117-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948