title: Assay of specific antibody response to mycobacterial antigen for the diagnosis of a pleural effusion in a patient with AIDS.
abstract: A diagnosis of mycobacterial infection was supported by a serological assay in a patient with AIDS. Specific antibody levels were not above the threshold of positivity determined in non-immunodeficient patients, but sera obtained previously were available, and a significant rise in titre was observed.
authors.affiliation: Chest Department, Hôpital Erasme, Bruxelles, Belgium.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Van Vooren
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Farber
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Motte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Bruyn
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Legros
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Yernault
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000276:immunology; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial