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  • Title: Detection of antibodies to defined M. tuberculosis antigen (38 kDa) in cerebrospinal fluids of patients with tuberculous meningitis.
    Author: Kadival GV, Kameswaran M, Doshi R, Todiwala SS, Samuel AM.
    Journal: Zentralbl Bakteriol; 1994 Jun; 281(1):95-101. PubMed ID: 7803936.
    Abstract:
    Antibodies to the 38 kDa antigen of M. tuberculosis which is serospecific to the tuberculosis complex group of organisms was studied in CSF samples of patients with tuberculosis meningitis. Patients were classified into four groups, viz. post-mortem-proved, culture-proved, clinically suspected and tuberculoma. Anti-38 kDa antibody was detected by ELISA and was positive in 60%, 80% 62.5% and 0%, respectively in the four groups. Controls showed a false-positive detection of 5%. Follow-up of patients was done up to 6 weeks and antibody levels dropped in all the patient groups.
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