Microarray-based selection of a serum biomarker panel that can discriminate between latent and active pulmonary TB

Abstract Bacterial culture of M. tuberculosis (MTB), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), from clinical specimens is the gold standard for laboratory diagnosis of TB, but is slow and culture-negative TB cases are common. Alternative immune-based and molecular approaches have been developed, but...

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Main Authors: Zhihui Li, Jianjun Hu, Pengchong Liu, Dan Cui, Hongqin Di, Shucai Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93893-3