Determination of humoral immunoglobulins M and G directed against mycobacterial antigen 60 failed to diagnose primary tuberculosis and mycobacterial adenitis in children

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 6 I, 1994, Pages 1508-1512

  Turneer, Mireille ^a   Van Nerom, Edgard ^b   Nyabenda, Jean ^b   Waelbroeck, Anne ^b   Duvivier, André ^b   Toppet, Michèle ^b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; POLYSORBATE 80; TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHADENITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0028019024     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.150.6.7952608     Document Type: Article

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