[Spectrum of tuberculosis antibodies in patients with tuberculosis and borderline urinary tract diseases].

The spectrum of tuberculosis antibodies detectable by indirect hemagglutination test, complement consumption, passive hemaagglutilution test (PHAT), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (EISA) in patients with urinary tract diseases (tuberculosis, nonspecific disorders) was studied. In untreated bacteria-isolating patients in the early phase of disease, antibodies were found in 61.8%, their different types were detectable at different rates so it is more advisable to explore responses by using several serological tests.

[Experience in standardization of immunological diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis].

An uniform multi-levelled approach to immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis of different sites is proposed with regard to latest information on the local immune response based on the detection of tuberculosis antibodies in blood and biological fluids from anatomic lesion areas. If necessary, immunological diagnosis is specified by using a set of serological tests and Koch's provocative test, as well as data on specific T-lymphocyte proliferation.