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Antibody‐Coating and Haemagglutination by Staphylococcus Saprophyticus
Author(s) -
Hovelius Birgitta,
Mårdh PerAnders
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series b: microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0180
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1985.tb02848.x
Subject(s) - staphylococcus saprophyticus , hemagglutination , antibody , urine , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , bacteria , chemistry , biology , immunology , genetics
Cocci coated with IgG, IgA and IgM occurred in 21, 20 and 9 of 28 urine specimens, respectively, containing Staphylococcus saprophyticus. There was no correlation between the occurrence of antibody‐coated cocci and symptoms from the upper or lower urinary tract. Nor was antibody‐coating correlated to the occurrence of proteinuria or haematuria. Antibody‐coated cocci occurred more often, however, in patients with symptoms for 7 days or more than in patients with symptoms for a shorter duration. Direct haemagglutination of sheep erythrocytes was demonstrated in 30 of 61 washed urine sediments containing S. saprophyticus. There was a significant correlation between non‐haemagglutinating specimens and the occurrence of antibody‐coated bacteria in these specimens.