Assay of specific antibody response to mycobacterial antigen for the diagnosis of a pleural effusion in a patient with AIDS.
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.
Van Vooren
J P
JP
Chest Department, Hôpital Erasme, Bruxelles, Belgium.
Farber
C M
CM
Motte
S
S
De Bruyn
J
J
Legros
F
F
Yernault
J C
JC
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*
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial