Evaluation of Lionex TB kits and mycobacterial antigens for IgG and IgA detection in cerebrospinal fluid from tuberculosis meningitis patients

To evaluate commercial Lionex TB together with four antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MPT-64, MT10.3, 16 kDa and 38 kDa) for IgG and IgA cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) detection in the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) with CSF negative acid-fast bacilli staining, 19 cases of TBM, 64 cases...

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Main Authors: Isabela Gama Sardella, Mahavir Singh, Susanne Kumpfer, Rafael Ribeiro Heringer, Maria Helena Féres Saad, Marzia Puccioni Sohler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000500022&lng=en&tlng=en