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Serodiagnosis of tuberculosis: assessment of kaolin agglutination test
R M Sarnaik1, M Sharma, S K Kate
1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Tubercle and Lung Disease : the Official Journal of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
|December 1, 1993
Abstract:
Kaolin agglutination test (KAT), for the detection of anti-tuberculophospholipid antibodies for the serodiagnosis of tuberculosis, was performed on the sera of 137 pulmonary and 276 extra pulmonary tuberculosis patients and 140 controls. The sensitivity and specificity of KAT was 86.9% and 100%, respectively, at the titre of 1:128 and more.