1. Antibody response to Staphylococcus saprophyticus in urinary tract infection
- Author
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Ingrid Lundell-Etherden, Anna Schwan, Torsten Sandberg, and Eva Hjelm
- Subjects
Microbiology (medical) ,Adult ,Micrococcaceae ,Adolescent ,Urinary system ,Staphylococcus ,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ,Serology ,Microbiology ,Immune system ,Bacterial Proteins ,Agglutination Tests ,Cystitis ,Humans ,Acute Cystitis ,Escherichia coli Infections ,Staphylococcus saprophyticus ,General Immunology and Microbiology ,biology ,Pyelonephritis ,Antibody titer ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Staphylococcal Infections ,biology.organism_classification ,Antibodies, Bacterial ,Infectious Diseases ,Humoral immunity ,Immunology ,Acute Disease ,Urinary Tract Infections ,Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ,Female - 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.
- Published
- 1990