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What Does Anti Tuberculosis Elis In Report Mean?
Dear Sir,
My wife's Tuberculosis Elis - 3 result show the following :
Anti Tuberculosis (TB) - lgG is 1.40 OD Ratio.
Anti Tuberculosis (TB) - lgM is 0.42 OD Ratio.
Anti Tuberculosis (TB) - lgA is 0.85 OD Ratio.
What is her position ?
Regards,
Krish.
My wife's Tuberculosis Elis - 3 result show the following :
Anti Tuberculosis (TB) - lgG is 1.40 OD Ratio.
Anti Tuberculosis (TB) - lgM is 0.42 OD Ratio.
Anti Tuberculosis (TB) - lgA is 0.85 OD Ratio.
What is her position ?
Regards,
Krish.
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
Hi Krish!
Welcome to HCM!
Your results are apparently negative for T.B however T.B Elisa has been banned by the World Health Organization, mainly in the private sector. because of high false positivity and confusing inaccurate, inconsistent results with no clinical value for TB diagnosis.
You can consult your doctor and get your wife tested by other more reliable tests like Smear for AFB,t.b culture,PCR,T.B Gold quantiferon depending on clinical symptoms.Hop this helps!
Welcome to HCM!
Your results are apparently negative for T.B however T.B Elisa has been banned by the World Health Organization, mainly in the private sector. because of high false positivity and confusing inaccurate, inconsistent results with no clinical value for TB diagnosis.
You can consult your doctor and get your wife tested by other more reliable tests like Smear for AFB,t.b culture,PCR,T.B Gold quantiferon depending on clinical symptoms.Hop this helps!
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