Surprisingly high specificity of the PPD skin test for M. tuberculosis infection from recent exposure in The Gambia.
作者： Philip C. Hill , Roger H. Brookes , Annette Fox , Dolly Jackson-Sillah , Moses D. Lugos
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0000068
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摘要: Background Options for intervention against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection are limited by the diagnostic tools available. The Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) skin test is thought to be non-specific, especially in tropical settings. We compared PPD with an ELISPOT Gambia.
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