| Literature DB >> 7001711 |
A Tandon, R P Saxena, K C Saxena, Z Jamil, A K Gupta.
Abstract
Delayed hypersensitivity tests with tuberculin or purified tuberculin (PPD) have been used for detection of tuberculous infection. The present paper describes an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of PPD-antibodies in tuberculosis patients. The ELISA test was positive in nearly 80% of cases having bacteriological evidence of tuberculosis. The test could also detect PPD-antibodies in 66% of the cases not showing bacteriological evidence of tuberculosis. The potentiality of the test in the immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis is discussed.Entities:
Mesh：
Substances：
Year: 1980 PMID： 7001711 DOI： 10.1016/0041-3879(80)90015-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tubercle ISSN： 0041-3879