Analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of the gamma interferon assay for detection of bovine tuberculosis in U.S. herds

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 35-41

  Antognoli, María C ^a   Remmenga, Marta D ^a   Bengtson, Steven D ^a   Clark, Halden J ^a   Orloski, Kathy A ^b   Gustafson, Lori L ^a   Scott, Aaron E ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Evaluation of diagnostic tests; Gamma interferon assay; Mycobacterium bovis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; IMMUNOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; CATTLE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 79959519559     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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