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Production, Characterization, and Clinical Application of Perchloric Acid Soluble M. tuberculosis Antigen (TB-I)
Kyung Hyo Kim, John Linton, Yunsop Chong, Dong Soo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(8):1107-1115.   Published online August 15, 1993
The immune response to M. tuberculosis engages T-cell medicated reactions which determine the degree of resistance and also the clinical pattern of disease. Although antibodies produced by the infected host have yet no proven protection, they are appilicable for alternative diagnostic tests in tuberculosis. Preparation of purified antigens from Mycobacteria with specific antigenic determinants would improve serological diagnosis in tuberculosis. The...