Usefulness of the QuantiFERON-TB-Gold in tube in a population at risk of bovine tubercular infection

Bua, Alessandra and Molicotti, Paola and Cannas, Sara and Cubeddu, Marina and Ruggeri, Melania and Contena, S. and Delogu, R. and Zanetti, Stefania (2009) Usefulness of the QuantiFERON-TB-Gold in tube in a population at risk of bovine tubercular infection. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, 56 (4). pp. 369-373. ISSN 1217-8950

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Abstract

The effectiveness of the QuantiFERON-TB-Gold in tube was compared with PPD to detect tuberculosis infection in the staff of cattle-farms, as a consequence of an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in livestock.The data revealed the advantage of the immunological test for the specific detection of subjects infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.

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