Published in

American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 4(46), p. 1498-1500, 2008

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02117-07

Links

Tools

Export citation

Search in Google Scholar

Validation of the BrockTB Stat-Pak Assay for Detection of Tuberculosis in Eurasian Badgers (Meles meles) and Influence of Disease Severity on Diagnostic Accuracy

Journal article published in 2008 by Mark A. Chambers ORCID, Tim Crawshaw, Sue Waterhouse, Richard Delahay, R. Glyn Hewinson, Konstantin P. Lyashchenko
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

Full text: Download

Green circle
Preprint: archiving allowed
Upload
Green circle
Postprint: archiving allowed
Upload
Orange circle
Published version: archiving restricted
Upload
Policy details
Data provided by SHERPA/RoMEO

Abstract

ABSTRACT A lateral-flow immunoassay (BrockTB Stat-Pak) for detecting tuberculosis in Eurasian badgers was 49% sensitive and 93% specific against culture for M. bovis ( n = 1,464) at necropsy. However, the sensitivity was significantly higher (66 to 78%) in animals with more severe tuberculosis, indicating that the BrockTB Stat-Pak may be useful for the detection of badgers with the greatest risk of transmitting disease.