Abstract
The serological response towards Staphylococcus saprophyticus in young women with symptomatic urinary tract infection was measured with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a direct agglutination (DA) test. In both assays a marked antibody response was found in 2 of 3 patients with acute pyelonephritis caused by S. saprophyticus. Patients with acute cystitis due to S. saprophyticus or Escherichia coli showed antibody titers comparable to those of healthy controls.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Agglutination Tests
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Antibodies, Bacterial / biosynthesis*
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Bacterial Proteins / analysis
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Bacterial Proteins / immunology
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Cystitis / immunology
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Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Escherichia coli Infections / immunology
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Female
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Pyelonephritis / immunology
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Staphylococcal Infections / immunology*
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Staphylococcus / immunology*
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Urinary Tract Infections / immunology*
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Bacterial Proteins