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Emerg Infect Dis
; 21(3): 468-70, 2015 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25695329
RESUMO
Traditional testing methods have limited epidemiologic studies of tuberculosis among free-living primates. PCR amplification of insertion element IS6110 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from fecal samples was evaluated as a noninvasive screening test for tuberculosis in primates. Active tuberculosis was detected among inoculated macaques and naturally exposed chimpanzees, demonstrating the utility of this test.