Validation of a commercial serodiagnostic kit for diagnosing pulmonary <I>Mycobacterium avium</I> complex disease - Concepedia

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Validation of a commercial serodiagnostic kit for diagnosing pulmonary <I>Mycobacterium avium</I> complex disease

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2014

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Seigo Kitada, Kenji Yoshimura, Keisuke Miki, Mari Miki, Hisako Hashimoto, H. Matsui, Muneyoshi Kuroyama, Fumitaka Ageshio, Hiroyuki Kagawa, M. Mori,

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract

The serodiagnostic kit revealed good sensitivity and specificity. The antibody levels may reflect disease activity. Additional work is needed to determine whether the diagnostic assay could be used in conjunction with current diagnostic criteria to improve the diagnosis of MAC-PD.