Serological diagnosis of tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1219-1221

  Dayal, R ^a,b   Singh, A ^a   Katoch, V M ^a   Joshi, B ^a   Chauhan, D S ^a   Singh, P ^a   Kumar, G ^a   Sharma, V D ^a  

^a NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

^b Opposite Kidwai Park   (India)

Author keywords

Children; ELISA; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTIGEN 85 COMPLEX; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BCG VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BODY FLUID; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUBERCULOSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; LABORATORY TEST; LOEWENSTEIN MEDIUM; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 60049094864     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0222-3     Document Type: Article

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