A serological study of mycobacterial infections in AIDS and HIV-1 positive patients.
The Authors have tested the new Tb-Elisa method to detect specific antibodies, raised against A60 major mycobacterial antigen complex, in patients of groups II, III and IV of CDC classification suffering from acquired immunodeficiency and in HIV-1 negative control subjects. The test results support laboratory diagnosis of acute phase and reactivation of mycobacterial infection.
Del Pezzo
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Dipartimento di Biologia e Patologia Cellulare e Molecolare, II Facoltà di Medicina, Università degli Studi, Napoli.
De Filippis
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A
D'Alessio
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A
Rosiello
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M
Tosone
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G
Gulletta
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007428:Intradermal Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; C055539:mycobacterial A60 antigen