Antibodies against an acid extract from a single campylobacter strain in hospitalized campylobacter patients.
An acid glycine extract from a single Campylobacter jejuni strain was used as the antigen in the enzyme immunoassay (EIA). Elevated values indicating the presence of specific IgM and/or IgG antibodies were found in 73% of 52 patients hospitalized for campylobacter infection. A further 6% of the patients who had lower EIA values in paired serum samples showed at least a 20% change in EIA values. The same sera had been studied earlier for agglutinating antibodies using four reference campylobacter strains. 74% of the patients had shown elevated titres and a further 17% four-fold changes of lower titres in paired sera.
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000276:immunology; D004751:Enteritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D010343:Patient Admission
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M