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Use of the SL-IV and the PGL-Tb1 glycolipid antigens in ELISA for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in AIDS patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1741916     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
At a predetermined specificity of 100.0%, the sensitivity of ELISA using the PGL-Tb1 and SL-IV antigens and IgG assays was 35.0% for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in AIDS patients (44.1% when tuberculosis was diagnosed before AIDS, 21.7% when AIDS was diagnosed before tuberculosis). Serial assays in sera collected from 11 AIDS patients before tuberculosis was diagnosed indicated that significant antibody titres were detected 10 months before the onset of clinical tuberculosis. Consequently, it was proposed that serodiagnosis using the glycolipid specific antigens should help in deciding on preventive antituberculosis treatment in these patients.
Authors:
H C Berlie; J C Petit; H L David
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie : international journal of medical microbiology     Volume:  275     ISSN:  0934-8840     ISO Abbreviation:  Zentralbl. Bakteriol.     Publication Date:  1991 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-01-10     Completed Date:  1992-01-10     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9203851     Medline TA:  Zentralbl Bakteriol     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  351-7     Citation Subset:  IM; X    
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
Antigens, Bacterial / diagnostic use*
Cross Reactions
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Glycolipids / diagnostic use*,  immunology
Humans
Mycobacterium avium Complex / immunology
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / complications
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / immunology*
Predictive Value of Tests
Tuberculosis / complications,  diagnosis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Bacterial; 0/Antigens, Bacterial; 0/Glycolipids; 0/phenolic glycolipid I, Mycobacterium leprae

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