title: [An analysis of lymphocyte subsets and purified protein derivative-antibody in pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: The lymphocyte subsets and PPD-antibody in peripheral blood were determined in 72 cases of bacteriological positive pulmonary tuberculosis using monoclonal antibody to anti-T lymphocyte and ELISA assay. The results showed that the percentage of T3 was 52.44 +/- 11.46% and the OD of PPD-antibody was 0.47 +/- 0.27 in initially treated patient group; 40.27 +/- 7.81%, 0.81 +/- 0.17 in chronic carrier group respectively. There were statistically significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01). The percentage of T3 was significantly larger in 30-59 yr group than in more than 60 yr group among non chronic carriers (55.9 +/- 11.3% vs 44.4 +/- 2.4, P < 0.05). PPD-antibody was strongly associated with extent of lesion in lung.
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi provincial Tuberculosis Control Institute.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D014373:Tuberculin / Q000276:immunology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D014373:Tuberculin