Investigation of the level of IgG, IgM and IgA antibodies against A60 antigen in tuberculosis patients referred to PHLS, Ahvaz, Iran

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 465-469

  Khosravi, Azar D ^a   Torabizadeh, Roya ^a   Landi, Abdulamir ^b  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b PHLS   (Iran)

Author keywords

A60 antigen; Antibody level; ELISA; M. tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BCG VACCINATION; BLOOD SMEAR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IRAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEX; SPUTUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33644798482     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: 1682024X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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