REDUCED SENSITIVITY OF TUBERCULOSIS SERODIAGNOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH AIDS IN UGANDA

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作者
DANIEL, TM
SIPPOLA, AA
OKWERA, A
KABENGERA, S
HATANGA, E
AISU, T
NYOLE, S
BYEKWASO, F
VJECHA, M
FERGUSON, LE
KATAAHA, P
MUGERWA, RD
机构
[1] MAKERERE UNIV,MULOGO HOSP,SCH MED,KAMPALA,UGANDA
[2] AIDS CONTROL PROGRAMME,KAMPALA,UGANDA
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TUBERCLE AND LUNG DISEASE | 1994年 / 75卷 / 01期
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10.1016/0962-8479(94)90099-X
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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Setting: The diagnostic utility of serodiagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected persons was studied in Kampala, Uganda. Objective: This stud was undertaken to evaluate the utility of a recently described serologic assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients. Design: The study was undertaken as a cross-sectional survey of 349 subjects, including human immunodeficiency virus-infected and uninfected patients with tuberculosis and control subjects. Serum from each subject was assayed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for IgG antibody to the 30 000 dalton antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Results: Test sensitivity dropped from 0.62 in non HIV-infected tuberculous patients to 0.28 in HIV-infected patients. Conclusions: ELISA serodiagnosis of tuberculosis may have a markedly decreased utility in populations where HIV infection is prevalent.
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