Differential Levels of Alpha-2-Macroglobulin, Haptoglobin and Sero-Transferrin as Adjunct Markers for TB Diagnosis and Disease Progression in the Malnourished Tribal Population of Melghat, India.

Lack of diagnostic capacity has been a crucial barrier preventing an effective response to the challenges of malnutrition and tuberculosis (TB). Point-of-care diagnostic tests for TB in immuno-incompetent, malnourished population are thus needed to ensure rapid and accurate detection. The aim of the...

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Main Authors: Prachi R Bapat, Ashish R Satav, Aliabbas A Husain, Seema D Shekhawat, Anuja P Kawle, Justin J Chu, Hemant J Purohit, Hatim F Daginawala, Girdhar M Taori, Rajpal S Kashyap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4524608?pdf=render