Surprisingly high specificity of the PPD skin test for M. tuberculosis infection from recent exposure in The Gambia.

Surprisingly high specificity of the PPD skin test for M. tuberculosis infection from recent exposure in The Gambia.

Options for intervention against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection are limited by the diagnostic tools available. The Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) skin test is thought to be non-specific, especially in tropical settings. We compared the PPD skin test with an ELISPOT test in The Gambia.Househ...

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Main Authors: Philip C Hill, Roger H Brookes, Annette Fox, Dolly Jackson-Sillah, Moses D Lugos, David J Jeffries, Simon A Donkor, Richard A Adegbola, Keith P W J McAdam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1762383?pdf=render

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