title: Preliminary data of different methods for the indirect diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis infection.
abstract: We compared the response induced by QuantiFERON-TB Gold antigens to that obtained with the Intradermal Comparative Tuberculin Test and BOVIGAM assay. Our results showed that the QuantiFERON-TB Gold technique used in humans could also be applied for the diagnosis of TB infection in cattle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Molicotti
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bua
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cannas
authors.forename: Melania
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruggeri
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mura
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zanetti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology