title: The role of vaginal immunoglobulin A in girls with recurrent urinary tract infections.
abstract: Vaginal immunoglobulin A in girls with recurrent urinary tract infections was significantly lower when compared to an age-matched group of controls who had never experienced bacteriuria. The possible role of deficiencies in vaginal secretory immunoglobulin A leading to recurrent urinary tract infection in this age group is discussed.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis*; D012008:Recurrence; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A