title: [Detection of lipoarabinomannan-IgG in cerebrospinal fluid with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To ascertain the value of lipoarabinomannan-IgG (LAM-IgG) determination in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  LAM-IgG in cerebrospinal fluid was detected with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The positive rate of LAM-IgG in 73 patients with tuberculous meningitis was 51%, 36 control cases were all negative. The specificity was 100%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Detection of LAM-IgG in cerebrospinal fluid is a useful tool for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde 067000.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C050016:lipoarabinomannan