title: Dot blot assay for detection of antidiacyltrehalose antibodies in tuberculous patients.
abstract: A simple dot blot test with diacyltrehalose (DAT) as the antigen was developed to detect anti-DAT antibodies in tuberculous patients. To enhance antigen-antibody reaction detection, rabbit serum raised against human immunoglobulins was used prior to incubation with a protein A-colloidal gold complex. With the dot blot system, it was possible to obtain a sensitivity similar to that of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a specificity of 97.14%, versus a specificity of 94.29% by the ELISA. We conclude that this simple and fast assay could be used in places where ELISA equipment is not easy available and that it might also be applicable with other Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunogenic antigens.
authors.affiliation: Servicios de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González," Monterrey, Nuevo León, México. luvera@ccr.dsi.uanl.mx
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vera-Cabrera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rendon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diaz-Rodriguez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Handzel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laszlo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D003101:Collodion; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D011817:Rabbits; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001323:Autoantibodies; D006017:Glycolipids; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C082079:glycolipid IV, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D003101:Collodion