Use of ESAT-6 in the interferon-γ test for diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis following skin testing

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-46

  Buddle, Bryce M ^a   Ryan, Terry J ^b   Pollock, John M ^c   Andersen, Peter ^d   De Lisle, Geoffrey W ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b AgriQuality Limited   (New Zealand)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bovine tuberculosis; Cattle; Diagnosis; ESAT 6; Interferon ; Mycobacterium bovis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; TUBERCULIN;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; INTERFERON TYPE II; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 0035799833     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(00)00375-8     Document Type: Article

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