title: Poor performance of a novel serological test for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Bangui, Central African Republic.
abstract: We assessed the performance of a serological test for tuberculosis (SDHO Laboratories Inc., Canada) in our setting. Among 68 of 99 suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients who were scored as having tuberculosis on the basis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-positive culture, the sensitivity of the serological test was lower than that of sputum smear microscopic examination (20.6% versus 80.9%, respectively; P < 0.000001).
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, BP 1274, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kassa-Kelembho
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kassa
authors.forename: Germain
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zandanga
authors.forename: Yves-Brillant
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Service
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ignaleamoko
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Talarmin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002488:Central African Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000379:methods*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology