Evaluation of diagnos TB AG, a flow-through immunoassay for rapid detection of pulmonary tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-240

  Reither, Klaus ^a,b   Saathoff, E ^a   Jung, J ^a,b   Minja, L T ^b   Machibya, H ^c   Maboko, L ^b   Perkins, M D ^d   Hoelscher, M ^a,b   Boehme, C C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b National Institute for Medical Research Mbeya Medical Research Programme   (Tanzania)

^c Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^d FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diagnostic performance; Flow through immunoassay; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FEVER; FLOW THROUGH IMMUNOASSAY; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TANZANIA; THORAX PAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 77049094255     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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2. Perkins M D, Cunningham J. Facing the crisis: improving the diagnosis of tuberculosis in the HIV era. J Infect Dis 2007; 196 (Suppl 1): S15-S27.