Open AccessBactericidal antibody response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa by adults with urinary tract infections
Author(s) -
David L. Smalley,
Donald D. Ourth
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.10.2.251-252.1979
Subject(s) - pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , titer , urinary system , bacteria , antibody , antibody response , pseudomonadaceae , antibody titer , medicine , biology , immunology , genetics
In this investigation we found that adults with upper urinary tract infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa produced serum antibodies with bactericidal activity against the bacterium. Seventeen of 20 infected adults showed bactericidal activity with a titer range of 1:10 to 1:10,000.
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