TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlation between serum and plasma antibody titers to mycobacterial antigens
AU - Siev, Michael
AU - Yu, Xian
AU - Prados-Rosales, Rafael
AU - Martiniuk, Frank T.
AU - Casadevall, Arturo
AU - Achkar, Jacqueline M.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - The ability to utilize serum or plasma samples interchangeably is useful for tuberculosis (TB) serology. We demonstrate a strong correlation between antibody titers to several mycobacterial antigens in serum versus plasma from HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected TB and non-TB patients (r = 0.99 to 0.89; P < 0.0001). Plasma and serum can be used interchangeably in the same antibody detection assays.
AB - The ability to utilize serum or plasma samples interchangeably is useful for tuberculosis (TB) serology. We demonstrate a strong correlation between antibody titers to several mycobacterial antigens in serum versus plasma from HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected TB and non-TB patients (r = 0.99 to 0.89; P < 0.0001). Plasma and serum can be used interchangeably in the same antibody detection assays.
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U2 - 10.1128/CVI.00325-10
DO - 10.1128/CVI.00325-10
M3 - Article
C2 - 21047999
AN - SCOPUS:78650871872
SN - 1556-6811
VL - 18
SP - 173
EP - 175
JO - Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
JF - Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
IS - 1
ER -
