Clinical evaluation of MPT-64 and MPT-59, two proteins secreted from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, for skin test reagents

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 250-256

  Wilcke, J T R ^a   Nybo Jensen, B ^a   Ravn, P ^b   Andersen, A B ^b   Haslov K ^b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 15844392535     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(96)90009-X     Document Type: Article

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