Single and Combined Serum Proteins Expressed in TB Infection are Candidates for Point-of-care Diagnostic Testing of Active TB Patients in Lambaréné, Gabon.

Paulin N EssoneFabrice Lotola-MougeniBayode R AdegbiteKossiwa KokouE Otogo N'NangEddy MabickaAyodele AlabiJoel F Djoba SiawayaPeter G KremsnerMartin P GrobuschSelidji Todagbe Agnandji

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2024)

Single proteins and 3 protein-based combinations are candidate biomarkers for diagnosing active TB disease. A large and prospective study will confirm their performance as complementary diagnostic tools to rapid diagnostic methods for detecting active TB.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
amino acid