Detection of free and immune-complexed serine protease and its antibody in TB patients with and without HIV co-infection

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 915-919

  Shende, N ^a   Gupta, S ^a   Bhatia, A S ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Harinath, B C ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antibody; Antigen; Elisa; HIV; Serine protease; TB HIV

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; ENZYME ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PENICILLINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; COMORBIDITY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 23744489662     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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