title: Usefulness of the QuantiFERON-TB-Gold in tube in a population at risk of bovine tubercular infection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy. ale.b76@email.it
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bua
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Molicotti
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cannas
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cubeddu
authors.forename: Melania
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruggeri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Contena
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delogu
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zanetti
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic