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8163303

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-5-25
pubmed:abstractText
Detection of IgG antibodies to Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37 Ra antigen in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), by ELISA test appears to be highly sensitive. In 90 per cent (18/20) of proven cases of tuberculous meningitis (TBM), antibodies were present in CSF; in 75 per cent (15/20) antibodies were also present in the sera. In the patients clinically suspected to have TBM, antibodies in CSF and sera were present in 87.5 per cent (42/48) and 70.8 per cent (34/48) respectively, whereas in the control group antibodies were present in only one serum sample and in none of the CSF samples. The results indicate that ELISA test using sonicated M. tuberculosis H37 Ra as antigen is a sensitive and specific test for diagnosis of TBM.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0971-5916
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis by ELISA test.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article