Characteristic profile of antibody responses to PPD, ESAT-6, and CFP-10 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary tuberculosis suspected cases in Surabaya, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Desak Nyoman Surya Suameitria Dewi, Ni Made Mertaniasih, Soedarsono, Yuriko Ozeki, Wayan Tunas Artama, Fihiruddin, Mamiko Niki, Yoshitaka Tateishi, Manabu Ato, Sohkichi Matsumoto
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/93449/1/Characteristic%20profile%20of%20antibody%20responses%20to%20PPD%2C%20ESAT-6%2C%20and%20CFP-10%20of%20Mycobacterium%20tuberculosis%20in%20pulmonary%20tuberculosis%20suspected%20cases%20in%20Surabaya%2C%20Indonesia.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/93449/2/Characteristic%20profile%20of%20antibody%20responses%20.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/93449/3/Characteristic%20profile%20of%20antibody%20responses%20to%20PPD%2C%20ESAT-6%2C%20and%20CFP-10%20of%20Mycobacterium%20tuberculosis%20in%20pulmonary%20tuberculosis%20suspected%20cases%20in%20Surabaya%2C%20Indonesia_compressed.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/93449/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867019304131; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2019.07.001
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Accurate and rapid diagnostic tools are important aspects of managing tuberculosis (TB) cases appropriately. However, the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic kits based on immune response such as the tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) are still debated. Thus,...