ELISpot PLUS tuberculosis assay
Published by AWills March 13th, 2008 in News“New TB Test Means Quicker and Easier Diagnosis for Patients,” Imperial College London News Release, 7 March 2008.
A new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that the ELISpot PLUS blood test can determine whether a patient does not have tuberculosis with 99% accuracy when used in combination with a tuberculin skin test, because it identifies immune cells present due to infection rather than those induced by vaccination. It is less invasive than previous tests and results are available within 2 days.
ELISpot PLUS is not yet licensed commercially.
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