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Eur Respir J 1994; 7: 240-246
Copyright © ERS Journals Ltd 1994

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Clinical evaluation of a serological assay using a monoclonal antibody (TB72) to the 38 kDa antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

GH Bothamley and RM Rudd

We examined an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) modification of a radioimmunoassay, using the TB72 monoclonal antibody, as a serological test for tuberculosis in a clinical setting. Sera were obtained from 238 patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis, 30 patients treated for tuberculosis, 28 contacts, and 480 random samples from inpatients. Antibody levels were measured as the dilution of serum causing 50% inhibition of binding of the TB72 monoclonal antibody, which binds to an epitope of the 38 kDa antigen specific to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, a positive titre being > 3. Positive antibody titres were present in 21 out of 25 (84%) patients with smear-positive and 22 out of 27 (82%) patients with smear-negative, culture-positive tuberculosis, and 37 out of 41 (90%) patients successfully treated for tuberculosis but without bacteriological confirmation of disease. Three out of 82 (4%) patients with a firm alternative diagnosis to tuberculosis gave a positive result. Serological tests were negative within 2.5 yrs of successful treatment. Patients without a definite diagnosis one year after tuberculosis had been suspected, and those who had received inadequate treatment for tuberculosis, were frequently positive (21 out of 31 and 21 out of 32, respectively). Positive tests concurred with tuberculin reactivity in 8 out of 11 contacts given chemoprophylaxis. Screening of 480 random serum samples gave 22 positive titres, 16 of which were not associated with tuberculosis; none of these 16 had an antibody titre > 10. We conclude that the TB72 test provides additional information in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. Antibody titres > 10 suggests active tuberculosis; titres of 3-10 merit observation.


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