title: [Detection of lipoarabinomannan-IgG in serum for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To ascertain the value of lipoarabinomannan-IgG (LAM-IgG) determination in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  LAM-IgG in sera obtained from 90 patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis, 53 patients with lung cancer and 30 healthy individuals were detected by using rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The positive rate was 82% in tuberculosis group, and the false positive rates were 8% and 3% in cancer group and healthy controls respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggested that rapid ELISA and LAM-IgG detection was a useful supplementary tool for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology*; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C050016:lipoarabinomannan