Cytokine and chemokine concentrations as biomarkers of feline mycobacteriosis

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• who: C. Oamp#x02019 and Halloran from the logical diagnoses of mycobacterial infection as outlined aboveOf these, cases which had undergone additional IGRA, PCR or culture testing were sub-classified by the species of infecting organism identified. Cases were defined as being infected with an MTBC mycobacteria if the cat had an IGRA test which showed an antigen specific IFN-u03b3 response biased to purified protein derivative from M. bovis (PPDB) above that generated in response to purified protein derivative from M. avium (PPDA). The MTBC cases which additionally responded to the ESAT-6/, peptide combination were . . .
  

   

  

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