Identification of Host Proteins Predictive of Early Stage Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

Identification of Host Proteins Predictive of Early Stage Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

The objective of this study was to identify blood-based protein biomarkers of early stage Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection. We utilized plasma and serum specimens from TB patients and their contacts (age ≥ 12) enrolled in a household contact study in Uganda. In the discovery phase cross-se...

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Main Authors: Charles M. Bark, Ameur M. Manceur, LaShaunda L. Malone, Mary Nsereko, Brenda Okware, Harriet K. Mayanja, Moses L. Joloba, Isabelle Rajotte, Marija Mentinova, Phyla Kay, Seydina Lo, Patrick Tremblay, Catherine M. Stein, W. Henry Boom, Eustache Paramithiotis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Proteomics
LTBI
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396417302542

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