Immunoblot analysis for serodiagnosis of tuberculosis using a 45/47-kilodalton antigen complex of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
| Autor: | A Zoubga, S Diagbouga, F Fumoux, G Marchal, P T Sanou |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Tuberculosis AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Clinical Biochemistry Immunology Immunoblotting Sensitivity and Specificity Immunoglobulin G Serology Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigen Immunoblot Analysis HIV Seropositivity Immunology and Allergy Medicine Humans Serologic Tests Tuberculosis Pulmonary Antigens Bacterial biology business.industry biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Virology Antibodies Bacterial Evaluation Studies as Topic Case-Control Studies biology.protein HIV-1 Antibody business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology. 4(3) |
| ISSN: | 1071-412X |
| Popis: | We evaluated the immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody response to the 45/47-kDa secreted protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by immunoblot assay, to assess its potential value for serological diagnosis. Control subjects consisted of healthy volunteers with negative or positive tuberculin skin tests. Most (>98%) scored negative in an immunoblot test when the sera were analyzed at a 1:400 dilution. Approximately 40% of sera (diluted 1 in 400) from tuberculous patients (positive smears) recognized the antigen complex. The sensitivity of the test for patients suffering from extrapulmonary tuberculosis was similar to that for patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis but who had negative smears. The frequency of positive reactions among the patients suffering from other pulmonary diseases was similar to that among the control subjects. In tuberculous patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus, the sensitivity of the immunoblot test was significantly lower. Thus, this test based on an antigen complex used in an immunoblot assay to detect the presence of IgG antibody has a specificity of 98% and a sensitivity of 40%. The simultaneous use of different purified antigens, selected at the same high specificity level, may improve the sensitivity of such an assay. |
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