title: Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis using ex vivo host biomarkers in sputum.
authors.affiliation: Vaccinology Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, the Gambia.
authors.forename: Martin O C
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.affiliation: Vaccinology Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, the Gambia.
authors.forename: Joseph F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Mendy
authors.affiliation: Vaccinology Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, the Gambia.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donkor
authors.affiliation: Vaccinology Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, the Gambia.
authors.forename: Toyin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Togun
authors.affiliation: Vaccinology Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, the Gambia.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daramy
authors.affiliation: Vaccinology Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, the Gambia.
authors.forename: Marie P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.affiliation: DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research and MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Novel N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Chegou
authors.affiliation: Vaccinology Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, the Gambia.
authors.forename: Abdou K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sillah
authors.affiliation: Vaccinology Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, the Gambia.
authors.forename: Olumuyiwa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Owolabi
authors.affiliation: Vaccinology Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, the Gambia.
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kampmann
authors.affiliation: DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research and MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Walzl
authors.affiliation: Vaccinology Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, the Gambia jsutherland@mrc.gm.
authors.forename: Jayne S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Sutherland
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000378:metabolism; D054357:Chemokine CXCL10 / Q000378:metabolism; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D005714:Gambia; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013183:Sputum / Q000378:metabolism*; D014373:Tuberculin / Q000737:chemistry; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C111835:CCL2 protein, human; C114753:CXCL10 protein, human; D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D054357:Chemokine CXCL10; D016207:Cytokines; D014373:Tuberculin; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C467484:VEGFA protein, human; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor