Usefulness of the QuantiFERON-TB-Gold in tube in a population at risk of bovine tubercular infection.
The effectiveness of the QuantiFERON-TB-Gold in tube was compared with PPD to detect tuberculosis infection in the staff of cattle-farms, as a consequence of an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in livestock. The data revealed the advantage of the immunological test for the specific detection of subjects infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
Bua
Alessandra
A
Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy. ale.b76@email.it
Molicotti
Paola
P
Cannas
Sara
S
Cubeddu
Marina
M
Ruggeri
Melania
M
Contena
S
S
Delogu
R
R
Zanetti
Stefania
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult
D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic