title: [Liberation of the T-antigen in bacteremia].
abstract: Many microorganisms are able to produce neuraminidase, which can uncover the T antigen on red blood cells and cause hemolysis. We studied T activation in 224 patients with positive blood cultures. Only those patients were included who had real bacteremia according to clinical parameters and microbiological results. None of our patients showed T transformation. We conclude that T activation is a rare or a very passing phenomenon which has less importance in routine diagnosis of sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Krankenhaushygiene mit Blutdepot, Städtisches Krankenhaus München-Schwabing, BRD.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Strobel
mesh_terms: D000957:Antigens, Viral, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000957:Antigens, Viral, Tumor
vernacular_title: Freilegung des T-Antigens bei Bakteriämie.