Epididymitis as cause of antibody-coated bacteria in urine.
The antibody-coated bacteria (ACB) immunofluorescence test has emerged as the preferred noninvasive technique to distinguish reliably between pyelonephritis and cystitis. Investigators have recently correlated a positive test with chronic bacterial prostatitis and cystitis complicating a bladder tumor or stone. We present data that appear to prove that acute bacterial epididymitis associated with bacteriuria can also evoke a positive ACB determination.
D000919:Antibody-Coated Bacteria Test, Urinary; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged