DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS FOR IMPROVED IN VIVO OR IN VITRO CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS

摘要

The present invention discloses in vitro and in vivo diagnostic methods with enhanced specificity and sensitivity for the detection of tuberculosis. The diagnostic reagents of the present invention can replace former mixtures/cocktails/pools of antigens comprising ESAT-6 but including ESAT6 improves the diagnosis even further.