Serodiagnosis of Mycobacterium avium–Complex Pulmonary Disease Using an Enzyme Immunoassay Kit

The diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium-complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD) and/or its discrimination from pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is sometimes complicated and time consuming.We investigated in a six-institution multicenter study whether a serologic test based on an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) kit was useful for diagnosing MAC-PD and for distinguishing it from other lung diseases.An EIA kit detecting serum IgA antibody to glycopeptidolipid core...