01355nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653002200074653002300096653002400119653002500143653003800168653001600206653001100222653002100233653002600254653001200280653001600292653001800308653003200326653002000358653001700378100001100395245007800406856006700484300001100551490000700562520042200569022001400991       1998                            d  c1998 Sep10aAdult10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aAntibody Formation10aAntigens, Bacterial10aCase-Control Studies10aEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay10aGlycolipids10aHumans10aImmunoglobulin G10aImmunotherapy, Active10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged10aMycobacterium10aSensitivity and Specificity10aTuberculin Test10aTuberculosis1 aRafi A00aIgG response to some mycobacterial antigens in selected leprosy patients.  uhttp://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/1998-29-3/1998-29-3-567.pdf  a567-710 v293 a<p>Serum samples from selected leprosy patients with putative tuberculosis were tested by indirect ELISA to determine the level of IgG antibody against six mycobacterial antigen preparations. PCR-positive leprosy patients were confirmed with PGL-I ELISA. A ratio of antibodies to antigens of tuberculosis and leprosy was found to be a valuable serological marker for tuberculosis in long-treated leprosy patients.</p>  a0125-1562