Table 1

 Commercial serological antibody detection tests for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Name of test (number of studies in review)Antigen(s)Source of antigenIg classLaboratory techniqueManufacturerAddress/URL
Ig, immunoglobulin; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; kDa, kilodalton.
*Anda-TB tests include: IgG (n = 10), IgM (n = 5), IgA (n = 1), IgG and IgM (n = 1).
Anda-TB* (17)Antigen 60NativeIgG, IgA, IgMELISAAnda Biologicals S.A.Strasbourg, Francewww.andabiologicals.com
AMRAD ICT TB (1)38 kDa and four proprietary antigensRecombinantIgGImmunochromatographic test cardICT DiagnosticsBalgowlah, NSW, Australia
Pathozyme Myco (1)Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) and 38 kDaNative LAM and recombinant 38 kDaIgGELISAOmega Diagnostics http://omegadiagnostics.comAlloa, UK
Pathozyme TB Complex Plus (1)38 kDa and 16 kDaRecombinantIgGELISAOmega Diagnostics http://omegadiagnostics.comAlloa, UK
SEVA TB (1)31 kDaNative glycoprotein antigen from culture filtrate of M tuberculosis H37RvIgGELISAJamnalal Bajaj Tropical Disease Research Centre, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical SciencesSevagram-442 102 (Wardha)M S (India)