Impact of the Mycobaterium africanum West Africa 2 Lineage on TB Diagnostics in West Africa: Decreased Sensitivity of Rapid Identification Tests in The Gambia.

• Asıl Yazarlar: Boatema Ofori-Anyinam (Yazar), Fatoumatta Kanuteh (Yazar), Schadrac C Agbla (Yazar), Ifedayo Adetifa (Yazar), Catherine Okoi (Yazar), Gregory Dolganov (Yazar), Gary Schoolnik (Yazar), Ousman Secka (Yazar), Martin Antonio (Yazar), Bouke C de Jong (Yazar), Florian Gehre (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:MPT64 rapid speciation tests are increasingly being used in diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). Mycobacterium africanum West Africa 2 (Maf 2) remains an important cause of TB in West Africa and causes one third of disease in The Gambia. Since the introduction of MPT64 antigen tests, a higher...