Limited usefulness of the IS6110 touchdown-PCR in blood for tuberculin skin test false-negative cattle with serological response to Mycobacterium bovis

Ante-mortem diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is based mainly on the tuberculin skin test (TST) and the ɣ-IFN release assay (IGRA). Some infected animals escape screening tests, thus, limit herd sanitation. Previous reports have suggested a predominant pattern of multi-organ lesions attributabl...

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Main Authors:	Encinas, Micaela, Ferrara Muñiz, Ximena, Sammarruco, Romina Ayelén, Ruiz Menna, Victoria Aymara, Garro, Carlos Javier, Delgado, Fernando Oscar, Macías, Analía, Magnano, Gabriel, Zumarraga, Martin Jose, Garbaccio, Sergio Gabriel, Eirin, Maria Emilia
Format:	Artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Frontiers Media 2024
Subjects:	Bovine Tuberculosis Diagnosis Blood Tuberculin PCR Cattle Tuberculosis Bovina Diagnóstico Sangre Tuberculina Ganado Bovino Mycobacterium bovis False-negative Falso-negativo
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18504 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1359205/full https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1359205