TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of the BrockTB Stat-Pak assay for detection of tuberculosis in Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) and influence of disease severity on diagnostic accuracy
AU - Chambers, Mark A.
AU - Crawshaw, Tim
AU - Waterhouse, Sue
AU - Delahay, Richard
AU - Hewinson, R. Glyn
AU - Lyashchenko, Konstantin P.
PY - 2008/4/1
Y1 - 2008/4/1
N2 - A lateral-flow immunoassay (BrockTB Stat-Pak) for detecting tuberculosis in Eurasian badgers was 49% sensitive and 93% specific against culture for M. bovis (n = 1,464) at necropsy. However, the sensitivity was significantly higher (66 to 78%) in animals with more severe tuberculosis, indicating that the BrockTB Stat-Pak may be useful for the detection of badgers with the greatest risk of transmitting disease.
AB - A lateral-flow immunoassay (BrockTB Stat-Pak) for detecting tuberculosis in Eurasian badgers was 49% sensitive and 93% specific against culture for M. bovis (n = 1,464) at necropsy. However, the sensitivity was significantly higher (66 to 78%) in animals with more severe tuberculosis, indicating that the BrockTB Stat-Pak may be useful for the detection of badgers with the greatest risk of transmitting disease.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.02117-07
DO - 10.1128/JCM.02117-07
M3 - Article
C2 - 18272706
AN - SCOPUS:42449141098
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 46
SP - 1498
EP - 1500
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 4
ER -
