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Commercial Serodiagnostic Tests for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis: Policy Statement. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2011.

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Commercial Serodiagnostic Tests for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis: Policy Statement.

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Table 1. Should commercial serological tests be used as a replacement test for conventional tests such as smear microscopy in patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis?

Table 1

Should commercial serological tests be used as a replacement test for conventional tests such as smear microscopy in patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis?

Table 2. Should commercial serological tests be used as an add-on to conventional tests such as smear microscopy in patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis?

Table 2

Should commercial serological tests be used as an add-on to conventional tests such as smear microscopy in patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis?

Table 3. Diagnostic accuracy of Anda-TB IgG.

Table 3

Diagnostic accuracy of Anda-TB IgG.

Table 4. Diagnostic accuracy of Anda-TB IgG in studies of smear-negative patients (i.e as an ‘add on’ test to smear microscopy).

Table 4

Diagnostic accuracy of Anda-TB IgG in studies of smear-negative patients (i.e as an ‘add on’ test to smear microscopy).

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