PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS OF HSP71 OF M. TUBERCULOSIS AND THEIR USE IN DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS

摘要

Peptides comprising a sequence the same as or immunologically equivalent to a linear epitope of the carboxy terminal region of Mycobacteria tuberculosis heat shock proteins such as Hsp71 useful in the diagnosis of paucibacillary tuberculosis (TB). Methods of diagnosis of TB using such peptides and test kits including such peptides are also provided.