Pascal Bittel Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Tuberculosis; BCG; Infant; PCR; Granuloma; Osteomyelitis
University of Bern, Institute for Infectious Diseases, Friedb
Pascal Bittel University of Bern, Institute for Infectious Diseases, Friedbühlstrasse 51, 3001, Bern, Switzerland |
Short Article Open Access
Author(s): Pascal Bittel
Accurate diagnosis of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is important in low prevalence populations, such as healthcare workers, subjected to serial- or mass entry screen testing. There is no gold standard laboratory test for detecting latent tuberculosis infections (LTBI).
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