Identification of mycobacterial bacterioferritin B for immune screening of tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection

It remains necessary and urgent to search for novel mycobacterial antigens to increase the sensitivity and specificity for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and latent TB infection (LTBI) screening. Antigens capable of inducing strong immune responses during Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection would be good candidates.

Source: Tuberculosis - August 22, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Xinyu Yang, Jia-bao Wu, Ying Liu, Yanqing Xiong, Ping Ji, Shu-jun Wang, Yingying Chen, Guo-ping Zhao, Shui-hua Lu, Ying Wang Source Type: research