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

• Main Authors: Boatema Ofori-Anyinam (Author), Fatoumatta Kanuteh (Author), Schadrac C Agbla (Author), Ifedayo Adetifa (Author), Catherine Okoi (Author), Gregory Dolganov (Author), Gary Schoolnik (Author), Ousman Secka (Author), Martin Antonio (Author), Bouke C de Jong (Author), Florian Gehre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...