Novel biomarker more strongly associated with tuberculosis treatment outcome than conventional or genotypic methods

Allison Wolf (New York, United States of America), Allison Wolf, Max O’Donnell, Paras Jain, Vanisha Munsamy, Farina Karim, Michelle Larsen, Alexander Pym, William R. Jacobs

Source: International Congress 2015 – Science and biomarkers in TB
Session: Science and biomarkers in TB
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3489
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Allison Wolf (New York, United States of America), Allison Wolf, Max O’Donnell, Paras Jain, Vanisha Munsamy, Farina Karim, Michelle Larsen, Alexander Pym, William R. Jacobs. Novel biomarker more strongly associated with tuberculosis treatment outcome than conventional or genotypic methods. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 3489

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