DOI: 10.3784/j.issn.1003-9961.2013.10.019
Evaluation of application of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibody detection kit:Trustline TB IgM/IgG rapid test kit
LYU Bing1,2, WAN Li1, Charles Pan3, SUN Gui-zhi4, YANG Bao-cai5, WANG Jin-feng6, LIU Jiao1, WAN Kang-lin1
1. Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, State Key Laboratory for Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control, Beijing 102206, China;
2. Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Centers for Preventive Medical Research, Beijing 100013, China
Abstract
ObjectiveTo evaluate the application of a newly approved serological diagnostic kit for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis:Trustline TB IgG/IgM rapid test kit.MethodsIn this multiple center study, 1009 serum specimens were collected from three hospitals and tested with Trustline TB IgG/IgM rapid test kit and a commercial TB Ab (IgG) colloid gold test kit (control test). Among the 1009 s