TY - JOUR AU - Said Toihir, Al-habib O. AU - Richard, Vincent AU - Raharimanga, Vaomalala AU - Andrianarisoa, Samuel H. AU - Ranjalahy, Gabriel M. AU - Ramarokoto, Herimanana AU - Rasolofo, Voahangy PY - 2011 DA - 2011/10/12 TI - Evaluation of an immunochromatographic test for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Madagascar JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 403 VL - 4 IS - 1 AB - To improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), more rapid diagnostic techniques such as antibody detection based on immunochromatographic methods were developed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of the SD Rapid TB kit for the diagnosis of active TB with serums from patients and close contact controls in Antananarivo, Madagascar. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-403 DO - 10.1186/1756-0500-4-403 ID - Said Toihir2011 ER -