Incidence of Tuberculosis and the Predictive Value of ELISPOT and Mantoux Tests in Gambian Case Contacts

Philip C. Hill; Dolly J. Jackson-Sillah; Annette Fox; Roger H. Brookes; Bouke C. de Jong; Moses D. Lugos; Ifedayo M. Adetifa; Simon A. Donkor; Alex M. Aiken; Stephen R. Howie; Tumani Corrah; Keith P. McAdam; Richard A. Adegbola

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001379

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Incidence of Tuberculosis and the Predictive Value of ELISPOT and Mantoux Tests in Gambian Case Contacts

Philip C. Hill ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: pandmhill@hotmail.com

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Dolly J. Jackson-Sillah,

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Annette Fox,

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Roger H. Brookes,

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Bouke C. de Jong,

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Moses D. Lugos,

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Ifedayo M. Adetifa,

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Simon A. Donkor,

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Alex M. Aiken,

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Stephen R. Howie,

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Tumani Corrah,

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Keith P. McAdam,

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Richard A. Adegbola

Affiliation Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Incidence of Tuberculosis and the Predictive Value of ELISPOT and Mantoux Tests in Gambian Case Contacts

Philip C. Hill,
Dolly J. Jackson-Sillah,
Annette Fox,
Roger H. Brookes,
Bouke C. de Jong,
Moses D. Lugos,
Ifedayo M. Adetifa,
Simon A. Donkor,
Alex M. Aiken,
Stephen R. Howie

Published: January 2, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001379

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