Diagnostic accuracy of combinations of serological biomarkers for identifying clinical tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Zaı̈da Araujo,
N. Macías-Segura,
Juan Ernesto López-Ramos,
Jacobus H. de Waard,
Magnolia Vanegas,
Manuel A. Patarroyo,
Antonio Salgado,
José Antonio EncisoMoreno
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.9554
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , serology , biomarker , mycobacterium tuberculosis , urokinase receptor , immunology , receiver operating characteristic , antibody , pathology , biology , biochemistry , urokinase
Confirmation of tuberculosis (TB) cases in endemic TB settings is a challenge; obtaining fast and cheap, though accurate, diagnostic tools such as biomarkers is thus urgently needed to enable the early detection of TB. This paper evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of combinations of host serological biomarkers for identifying TB.
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