Humoral immune responses to multiple antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in tuberculosis patients co-infected with the human immunodeficiency virus

Authors
Colangeli, R Antinori, A Cingolani, A Ortona, L Lyashchenko, K Fadda, G Gennaro, ML
Citation
R. Colangeli et al., Humoral immune responses to multiple antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in tuberculosis patients co-infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, INT J TUBE, 3(12), 1999, pp. 1127-1131
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
ISSN journal
10273719 → ACNP
Volume
3
Issue
12
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1127 - 1131
Database
ISI
SICI code
1027-3719(199912)3:12<1127:HIRTMA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A panel of ten protein antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was used to e valuate serum antibody responses to tuberculosis in patients co-infected wi th the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and in HIV-infected control indiv iduals without tuberculosis. Most (70%) of the tuberculosis patients had se rum reactivity to at least one antigen and maintained the diverse antibody repertoire previously observed in HN-negative tuberculosis patients.