[Antibodies to Campylobacter jejuni in patients with acute enteritis].
In 233 patients with acute diarrhoea in paired sera Campylobacter antibodies classes IgG and IgA were assessed by the ELISA method. As antigen the external membrane protein of the strain Campylobacter jejuni was used. Raised IgG levels (greater than 50 u.) and/or IgA (greater than 80 u.) were found in 15% of all examined patients. A quadruple increase of values in one or both classes was recorded in 12.4% of the patients. The incidence of antibodies against Campylobacter jejuni provides evidence that this infectious agent is frequent in this country. Antibodies class IgA suggest by their dynamics acute contact with the Campylobacter antigen. On the other hand, IgG antibodies are not of major importance in newly diagnosed disease.
Pulchartová
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E
Jílek
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D
Král
V
V
Chramostová
K
K
Cech
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M
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004751:Enteritis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
Protilátky proti Campylobater jejuni u nemocných s akutní enteritidou.