Utility of three mammalian cell entry proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the serodiagnosis of tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 676-682

  El Shazly, S ^a   Mustafa, A S ^a   Ahmad, Suhail ^a   Al Attiyah, R ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Active TB disease; ELISA; Mce3 proteins; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BCG VACCINE; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN MCE3A; PROTEIN MCE3D; PROTEIN MCE3E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMAL CELL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BCG VACCINE; CONTACT TRACING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34249864383     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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