Quantitation of antibodies to Haemophilus influenzae type b in humans by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
AUTOR(ES)
Dahlberg, T
RESUMO
The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was adapted to detect serum immunoglobulin G, immunoglobulin M, immunoglobulin A, and secretory immunoglobulin A antibodies to Haemophilus influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide in humans. I studied serum samples from 92 healthy children of various ages, 50 healthy adults, 24 patients with various H. influenzae type b infections, and 16 patients with clinical signs of epiglottis and cellulitis suspected to be caused by H. influenzae type b. The mean antibody titers of the sera from healthy children increased with age and reached adult levels in children more than 6 years old. A significant antibody response to capsular polysaccharide was observed in serum samples from the majority of patients with infections due to H. influenzae type b and in 4 of 16 patients with clinical signs of epiglottis and cellulitis. In addition to the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, the antibody responses of patients were tested by a bactericidal assay. When the two methods were compared, there was no evident correlation (r, about 0.22). The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was further adapted to test secretory immunoglobulin A antibodies specific to capsular polysaccharide in nasopharynx secretions and in milk samples from lactating women. Antibodies were detected in 12 of 24 secretions and 9 of 11 milk samples.
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