Evaluation of the ICT Tuberculosis test for the routine diagnosis of tuberculosis

ONGUT, GÖZDE; OGUNC, MERAL; GUNSEREN, FİLİZ; OGUS, C; DONMEZ, LEVENT; COLAK, DİLEK; Gultekin, MERAL

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-37

Evaluation of the ICT Tuberculosis test for the routine diagnosis of tuberculosis

ONGUT G., OGUNC D., GUNSEREN F., OGUS C., DONMEZ L., COLAK D., ...Daha Fazla

BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.6, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2006
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1471-2334-6-37
Dergi Adı: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Rapid and accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis ( TB) is crucial to facilitate early treatment of infectious cases and thus to reduce its spread. To improve the diagnosis of TB, more rapid diagnostic techniques such as antibody detection methods including enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ( ELISA)-based serological tests and immunochromatographic methods were developed. This study was designed to evaluate the validity of an immunochromatographic assay, ICT Tuberculosis test for the serologic diagnosis of TB in Antalya, Turkey.