title: [Diagnostic value of the detection of antibody-bound bacteria in the urine].
abstract: By means of the immunofluorescence technique 107 patients with chronic pyelonephritis and 43 patients with an infection of the lower urinary tract were examined for the presence of antibody-containing bacteria in the urine. Here in 84 out of 107 patients (78.5%) with a chronic pyelonephritis the positive proof could be made, whereas in 39 out of 43 patients (90.6%) with an infection of the lower urinary tract no antibody-containing bacteria were found. The test may be recommended as a relatively simple, riskless and evident method for the diagnostics of pyelonephritis.
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Die diagnostische Wertigheit des Nachweises antikörperbesetzter Bakterien im Urin.