title: A serodiagnostic test for tuberculosis.
abstract: This study describes a simple whole cell agglutination test for tuberculosis in which phenol-killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra is used as the antigen. The test gave positive results in 59 of 63 culture-positive cases of tuberculosis due to M. tuberculosis, and in 4 of 11 culture-positive cases due to other mycobacteria. Negative results were recorded in 168 of 171 control subjects. A positive result was one in which a titre of 1/125 or more was recorded.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000941:Antigens; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens