Analysis of possible factors affecting the specificity of the gamma interferon test in tuberculosis-free cattle herds

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 952-956

  Cagiola, M ^a   Feliziani, F ^a   Severi, G ^a   Pasquali, P ^b   Rutili, D ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL UMBRIA E DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; TUBERCULIN;

ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAIRY CATTLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERADICATION THERAPY; GAMMA INTERFERON TEST; HERD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INTERFERON TYPE II; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 4644244227     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.11.5.952-956.2004     Document Type: Article

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