Original articleNovel recombinant RD2- and RD11-encoded Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens are potential candidates for diagnosis of tuberculosis infections in BCG-vaccinated individuals
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Keywords
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RD2-encoded antigens
RD11-encoded antigens
Immunodiagnosis
ELISPOT
Latent TB infection
Abbreviations
RD
region of deletions
TB
tuberculosis
ELISPOT
enzyme-linked immunospot
BCG
bacillus Calmette Guérin
LTBI
latent tuberculosis infection
ESAT-6
early secreted antigen target 6
CFP-10
10-kDa culture filtrate protein
PBMCs
peripheral blood mononuclear cells
SFU
spot-forming units
TST
tuberculin skin test
Ni–IDA
nickel–iminodiacetic acid
PHA
phytohemaglutinin
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