Novel M. tuberculosis specific IL-2 ELISpot assay discriminates adult patients with active or latent tuberculosis

• Chiara Della Bella,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Michele Spinicci,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Alessia Grassi,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Filippo Bartalesi,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Florence Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

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• Marisa Benagiano,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Katja Truthmann,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation LIONEX Diagnostics and Therapeutics GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany

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• Simona Tapinassi,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Arianna Troilo,

  Roles Investigation, Project administration, Software

  Affiliation Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Sofia D’Elios,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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• Heba Alnwaisri,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Eduard Shuralev,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Software

  Affiliation Institute of Environmental Sciences, Kazan Federal University, and Central Research Laboratory, Kazan State Medical Academy, and Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0650-3090

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• Mahavir Singh,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation LIONEX Diagnostics and Therapeutics GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany

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• Alessandro Bartoloni ,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: mariomilco.delios@unifi.it (MMDE); alessandro.bartoloni@unifi.it (AB)

  Affiliation Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Florence Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

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• Mario Milco D’Elios

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mariomilco.delios@unifi.it (MMDE); alessandro.bartoloni@unifi.it (AB)

  Affiliation Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9160-0930

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