Evaluation of plasma anti-GPL-core IgA and IgG for diagnosis of disseminated non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection.

Detection of IgA antibody against Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) glycopeptidolipid (GPL) has recently been shown to improve the diagnosis of MAC pulmonary disease but has yet to be tested in disseminated Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection. In this study, we address the diagnostic effica...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arnone Nithichanon, Waraporn Samer, Ploenchan Chetchotisakd, Chidchamai Kewcharoenwong, Manabu Ato, Ganjana Lertmemongkolchai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242598