[Antibodies to Staphylococcus aureus teichoic acids in the pathogenesis of chronic osteomyelitis]

Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 1987 Sep:(9):61-4.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The titers of antibodies to S. aureus cell-wall teichoic acids have been determined in 97 orthopedic and traumatic patients with purulent diseases, differing by the activity of the process, by means of the enzyme immunoassay. These antibodies appeared in the patients' blood in active osteomyelitic process of staphylococcal etiology.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / immunology
  • Cell Wall / immunology
  • Chronic Disease
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Osteomyelitis / etiology*
  • Osteomyelitis / immunology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / etiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / immunology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / immunology*
  • Teichoic Acids / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Teichoic Acids