title: Detection of antibody to staphylococcal lipoteichoic acid with a microenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
abstract: Sera from individuals with Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis and osteomyelitis and from some individuals with other forms of gram-positive endocarditis yielded higher readings in a microenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay against lipoteichoic acid from S. aureus than did sera from individuals with other types of serious staphylococcal infection or non-staphylococcal osteomyelitis, or from unselected inpatients.
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D010712:Phosphatidic Acids / Q000276:immunology*; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000276:immunology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000276:immunology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010712:Phosphatidic Acids; D013682:Teichoic Acids; C009900:lipoteichoic acid