Evaluation of a multi-antigen test based on B-cell epitope peptides for the serodiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 848-854

  Baassi, Larbi ^a,b,c   Sadki, K ^a   Seghrouchni, F ^a   Contini, S ^b   Cherki, W ^a   Nagelkerke, N ^d   Benjouad, A ^c   Saltini, C ^b   Colizzi, V ^b   El Aouad, R ^a   Amicosante, M ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D HYGIÈNE   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^d UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

B cell epitope; ELISA; Peptides; Serodiagnosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOROCCO; MULTIANTIGEN TEST; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 67651236108     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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