Evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using an IgG antibody to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 5 in the diagnosis of active tuberculosis in children

• Published in: The American review of respiratory disease Vol. 139; no. 3; p. 748
• Main Authors: Alde, S L, Piñasco, H M, Pelosi, F R, Budani, H F, Palma-Beltran, O H, Gonzalez-Montaner, L J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1989
• Subjects: Adolescent; Antibodies, Bacterial - immunology; Antigens, Bacterial - immunology; BCG Vaccine; Child; Child, Preschool; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - methods; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin G - immunology; Infant; Male; Mycobacterium tuberculosis - immunology; Skin Tests; Tuberculosis - diagnosis; Tuberculosis - prevention & control

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 5 has been evaluated as a serodiagnostic test for active tuberculosis in children. Forty children of either sex, ages 1 to 14 yr, were studied, including 21 bacteriologically confirmed tuberculous patients and 19 c...