Determination of teichoic acid antibody for the diagnosis of pediatric staphylococcal infections.
Determination of teichoic acid antibodies by Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) was done in 39 patients with Staphylococcus aureus infections and 151 patients who did not have a history of serious staphylococcal infections. The latter who were treated for other diseases served as controls. Various levels of teichoic acid antibodies below 1:3,200 were detected in controls while significantly higher levels were seen in patients with Staphylococcus aureus infections.
Thisyakorn
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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sawadikosa
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000276:immunology*; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology
D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D013682:Teichoic Acids