Infrequent detection of lipoarabinomannan antibodies in human immunodeficiency virus-associated mycobacterial disease. Swiss HIV Cohort Study

Publikation

Infrequent detection of lipoarabinomannan antibodies in human immunodeficiency virus-associated mycobacterial disease. Swiss HIV Cohort Study

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.07.1996

Boggian Katia, Fierz W, Vernazza P L

Bereiche

Infektiologie | Infektionsprävention | Reisemedizin

PubMed

8784611

Zitation

Boggian K, Fierz W, Vernazza P. Infrequent detection of lipoarabinomannan antibodies in human immunodeficiency virus-associated mycobacterial disease. Swiss HIV Cohort Study. J Clin Microbiol 1996; 34:1854-5.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

J Clin Microbiol 1996; 34

Veröffentlichungsdatum

01.07.1996

ISSN (Druck)

0095-1137

Seiten

1854-5

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

A commercially available test for the serologic diagnosis of tuberculosis was evaluated for its applicability in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients. Antibodies to lipoarabinomannan were detectable in sera from only 9 of 85 HIV-positive patients with a confirmed diagnosis of tuberculosis. Given the low degree of sensitivity of the assay with sera from HIV-infected patients, the study does not support the use of this serologic assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients.