title: Serodiagnosis of tuberculosis: assessment of kaolin agglutination test.
abstract: Kaolin agglutination test (KAT), for the detection of anti-tuberculophospholipid antibodies for the serodiagnosis of tuberculosis, was performed on the sera of 137 pulmonary and 276 extra pulmonary tuberculosis patients and 140 controls. The sensitivity and specificity of KAT was 86.9% and 100%, respectively, at the titre of 1:128 and more.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sarnaik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kate
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jindal
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D007616:Kaolin; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007616:Kaolin