Preliminary data of different methods for the indirect diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis infection

Paola Molicotti; Alessandra Bua; Sara Cannas; Melania Ruggeri; Antonio Mura; Stefania Zanetti

Preliminary data of different methods for the indirect diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis infection

New Microbiol. 2011 Jul;34(3):323-5. Epub 2011 Jul 30.

Authors

Paola Molicotti¹, Alessandra Bua, Sara Cannas, Melania Ruggeri, Antonio Mura, Stefania Zanetti

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari.

PMID: 21811754

Abstract

We compared the response induced by QuantiFERON-TB Gold antigens to that obtained with the Intradermal Comparative Tuberculin Test and BOVIGAM assay. Our results showed that the QuantiFERON-TB Gold technique used in humans could also be applied for the diagnosis of TB infection in cattle.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cattle
Mycobacterium bovis / pathogenicity*
Tuberculosis, Bovine / diagnosis*
Tuberculosis, Bovine / microbiology