Serological test and chest computed tomography findings in patients with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1217-1223

  Kitada, S ^a   Nishiuchi, Y ^b   Hiraga, T ^a   Naka, N ^a   Hashimoto, H ^a   Yoshimura, K ^a   Miki, K ^a   Miki, M ^a   Motone, M ^a   Fujikawa, T ^a   Kobayashi, K ^c   Yano, I ^d   Maekura, R ^a  

^a TONEYAMA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Toneyama Inst for TB Research   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^d Kiyose   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early stage; Enzyme immunoassay; Glycopeptidolipid; Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; LIPID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHIECTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SPUTUM;

AGED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLYCOLIPIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34250171198     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00061806     Document Type: Article

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