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Validity of Antimycolic Acids Antibodies in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in TB/HIV Co-infected Patients in Khartoum State, Sudan

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This study aimed to determine antimycolic acid antibodies [IgG and IgM] among TB/HIV Co-infected patients in Khartoum State. Sputum and blood specimens were collected from patients attended Alsha'ab Teaching Hospital, Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Ibrahim Malik Hospital and Abu Anga Hospital; patients were all informed and consented. Direct smears from sputum samples of 90 suspected patients showed that 17 (18.9%) were acid fast bacilli positive while 73 (81.1%) were negative. The ninety sputum specimens were subjected to PCR to amplify IS6110 region specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The result showed that 79 (87.8%) were   positive for IS6110 while 11 (12.2%) were negative.  The 90 serum samples were investigated for HIV using dot plot technique, 9 samples (10%) were found HIV positive and they were all TB positive by PCR. 80 Serum samples were analyzed by ELISA, 16 (20%) gave positive result for antimycolic acid IgG while 64(80%) were negative and 55 (68.8%) were positive for antimycolic IgM, while 25 (31.3%) were negative. When HIV infection was correlated with specific antibodies for antimycolic acids, in 6 HIV positive samples, one (17 %) was positive and 5 (83 %) were negative for IgG, while 2 (33.3 %) were positive and 4 (67 %) were negative for IgM. This study concluded that patients with TB/HIV Co-infection have less capability of producing antimycolic acids antibodies, however, IgM antibodies could be of more serodiagnostic value.

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10.21608/eajbsg.2011.16692

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Mycolic acids, antibodies, HIV, tuberculosis, Sudan

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Mogahid

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Elhassan

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College of Medical Laboratory Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology

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Osama

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Elhassan

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Federal Ministry of Health

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Ahmed

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Dirar

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Federal Ministry of Health

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Elrayah

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Abbas

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Military Hospital, Omdurman, Sudan

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Miskelyemen

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Elmekki

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College of Medical Laboratory Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology

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3

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3538

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2011-12-01

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2018-10-15

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2011-12-01

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27

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32

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2090-0872

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2090-0880

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, G. Microbiology

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