title: Serological diagnosis in human Yersinia infections.
abstract: Serological examinations revealed Y. enterocolitica 0:3 specific antibodies in 34% of 80 children affected by a yersiniosis epidemic at titres of 1/40-1/640 and in all sporadic Yersinia enteritis cases. Similarly, agglutinins were identified for Y. enterocolitica 0:3 and 0:9 in 3.4% of 430 appendectomized children hospitalized with painful syndrome in the right iliac fossa. In 10% of 101 patients hospitalized with arthritis and Reiter's syndrome antibodies to Y. enterocolitica 0:3 (8 cases) and Y. pseudotuberculosis (3 cases) were detected at titres of 1/80-1/640. Our results stress the importance of serological examinations in diagnosing human infections with Yersinia.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health and Medical Research; Iaşi, Romania.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Constantiniu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Naciu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romaniuc
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chiriac
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ionescu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bălău
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mutică
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Toniuc
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Buzdugan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012698:Serologic Tests; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015011:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015012:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial