Serodiagnosis of tuberculosis in children.
Serodiagnostic tests aid in clinical decision-making process while evaluating symptomatic children for active tuberculosis. Interpretation of test results must take into consideration the type of antigen used, stage of the disease in the child and prevalence of the disease in the population. Epitope specific serology and multi-antigen cocktail assays will render acceptable specificity and sensitivity to serodiagnostic tests in tuberculosis.
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Department of Paediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry.
D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*