Cited 11 times since 2006 (0.6 per year) source: EuropePMC Journal of clinical microbiology, Volume 44, Issue 3, 1 1 2006, Pages 1197-1201 Use of enzyme-linked immunospot assay with Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific peptides for diagnosis of recent infection with M. tuberculosis after accidental laboratory exposure. Leyten EM, Mulder B, Prins C, Weldingh K, Andersen P, Ottenhoff TH, van Dissel JT, Arend SM
This report of an accidental exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a microbiological laboratory illustrates the value of gamma interferon enzyme-linked immunospot assay using peptides of ESAT-6, CFP-10, TB37.6, and TB7.7 for the diagnosis of latent infection. In particular, positive responses to peptides 2 to 6 of TB37.6 were observed exclusively in recently infected persons.
