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Diagnostic Test for Incipient Tuberculosis: A Step Forward, Many More to Go

Diagnostic Test for Incipient Tuberculosis: A Step Forward, Many More to Go

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Diagnostic Test for Incipient Tuberculosis: A Step Forward, Many More to Go

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Full title

Diagnostic Test for Incipient Tuberculosis: A Step Forward, Many More to Go

Publisher

United States: American Thoracic Society

Journal title

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2018-05, Vol.197 (9), p.1106-1107

Language

English

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United States: American Thoracic Society

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Contents

Furthermore, if a test for incipient TB is done before the precipitating event that triggers loss of host control of infection occurs, the result will appear as a false negative. [...]perfect sensitivity also cannot be achieved. Investigators have taken different approaches to develop an incipient TB test, targeting the detection of 1) MTB-specific...

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Diagnostic Test for Incipient Tuberculosis: A Step Forward, Many More to Go

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2022982648

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2022982648

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ISSN

1073-449X

E-ISSN

1535-4970

DOI

10.1164/rccm.201803-0469ED

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