title: Immunodiagnosis in bone and joint tuberculosis.
abstract: Fifty patients of bone and joint tuberculosis (age 15-70 years) and 30 healthy controls were studied for levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin M (IgM), T cells and circulating immune complexes (CICs) in different stages of disease. Levels of IgG, IgA, IgM, T cells and CICs were significantly raised in fresh and healed tuberculosis patients, compared to control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Goel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000097:blood*; D003289:Convalescence; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000097:blood*; D007194:India; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D007136:Immunoglobulins