Diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle by use of the gamma-interferon (Bovigam®) assay

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 171-179

  Gormley, E ^a   Doyle, M B ^a   Fitzsimons, T ^a   McGill, K ^a   Collins, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gamma interferon; Mycobacterium bovis; SICTT; Tuberculin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUBERCULIN;

ASSAY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CATTLE DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; INFECTION RISK; IRELAND; MALNUTRITION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DEXAMETHASONE; INTERFERON TYPE II; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALNUTRITION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 31844435923     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.11.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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