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A serological study of mycobacterial infections in AIDS and HIV-1 positive patients.

G Batteriol Virol Immunol. 1990 Jan-Dec;83(1-12):3-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/92137577
Del Pezzo M; De Filippis A; D'Alessio A; Rosiello M; Tosone G; Gulletta E; Dipartimento di Biologia e Patologia Cellulare e Molecolare, II; Facolta di Medicina, Universita degli Studi, Napoli.

Abstract: The Authors have tested the new Tb-Elisa method to detect specific antibodies, raised against A60 major mycobacterial antigen complex, in patients of groups II, III and IV of CDC classification suffering from acquired immunodeficiency and in HIV-1 negative control subjects. The test results support laboratory diagnosis of acute phase and reactivation of mycobacterial infection.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Antibodies, Bacterial/*BLOOD Antibodies, Viral/BLOOD Antigens, Bacterial/*IMMUNOLOGY Comparative Study *Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay False Negative Reactions Female Herpesviridae/IMMUNOLOGY Human HIV Seropositivity/*COMPLICATIONS Incidence Intradermal Tests Male Middle Age Mycobacterium Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY Substance Abuse, Intravenous/*COMPLICATIONS JOURNAL ARTICLE

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