Fluorescent multivalent opsonophagocytic assay for measurement of functional antibodies to Streptococcus pneumoniae

Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2005 Oct;12(10):1238-42. doi: 10.1128/CDLI.12.10.1238-1242.2005.

Abstract

We developed fluorescent mono- and multivalent opsonophagocytic assays (fOPA and fmOPA, respectively) specific for seven Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes (4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, and 23F). Bacterial survival was quantitated with alamar blue, a fluorescent metabolic indicator. Both fOPA and fmOPA allow for determination of viability endpoints for up to seven serotypes with high levels of agreement to the reference method. The fmOPA eliminates colony counting, reduces serum volume, and produces results in 1 day.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Humans
  • Opsonin Proteins
  • Oxazines
  • Phagocytosis
  • Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Serotyping / methods
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / cytology
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology*
  • Xanthenes

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Opsonin Proteins
  • Oxazines
  • Xanthenes
  • resazurin