title: [Studies on the detection of antibodies to Neisseria gonorrheae using pilus antigen].
abstract: The formation of antibodies against pilus antigen of strain F-62 was studied by indirect hemagglutination in the sera of 100 patients. The criterion for the diagnosis of gonorrheal disease was a positive culture of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. A positive smear test (staining with methylene blue) was accepted only in a few cases if the chain of infection could be followed completely. Retrospective studies showed that 75% of our patients with gonorrheal disease had antibodies against pilus antigen. The specificity was 91.7%. Attention is drawn to problems involved in evaluating the test results.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Ziems
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mattheus
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heise
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000276:immunology*; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D014848:Vulvovaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Versuche zum Nachweis von Antikörpern gegen Neisseria gonorrhoeae unter Verwendung von Pilusantigen.