title: ELISA tests for antibodies against mycobacterial glycolipids.
abstract: ELISA tests with purified mycobacterial glycolipids and bovine heart cardiolipin are described. The possible clinical use of ELISA tests with mycobacterial glycolipids for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and other mycobacterioses is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology; D002417:Cattle; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007185:Incubators; D007918:Leprosy / Q000276:immunology; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000276:immunology*; D013696:Temperature; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D002308:Cardiolipins; D006017:Glycolipids; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid