Determination of decisional cut-off values for the optimal diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis with a modified IFNγ assay (Bovigam®) in a low prevalence area in France

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 60-67

  Faye, Sandy ^a,b,c,d   Moyen, Jean Louis ^a   Gares, Hélène ^a   Benet, Jean Jacques ^c   Garin Bastuji, Bruno ^b   Boschiroli, María Laura ^b  

^a Regional Analysis and Research Laboratory of Dordogne (LDAR24)   (France)

^b Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^c ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^d AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Bovigam IFN assay; Cut off; Diagnosis; ESAT6 CFP10; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

CULTURE FILTRATE PROTEIN 10; EARLY SECRETORY ANTIGENIC TARGET 6; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUBERCULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FRANCE; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; FRANCE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 79957473042     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.02.026     Document Type: Article

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