Staphylococcal Teichoic Acid Antibodies in Serums of Patients with Diphtheroid Endocarditis

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Comments and Corrections1 September 1975Staphylococcal Teichoic Acid Antibodies in Serums of Patients with Diphtheroid EndocarditisWILLIAM L. HOPPES, M.D., ARTHUR WHITE, M.D., F.A.C.P.WILLIAM L. HOPPES, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARTHUR WHITE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-83-3-431_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Earlier studies in this laboratory showed the usefulness of the double diffusion in agar (Ouchterlony) method for the detection of antibodies to ribitol teichoic acids in the diagnosis of endocarditis due toStaphylococcus aureus(1). More recently Nagel and colleagues (2) compared the Ouchterlony method with the more rapid counter-immunoelectrophoresis for the same purpose. They found cross reactions in 22% of their patients with streptococcal endocarditis and reiterated that cross-reacting antigens have been described in streptococci,Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus pumilus, lactobacilli, andHemophilus influenzaetype B. Until recently, we had found cross reactions only in patients with...References1. CROWDERWHITE JA: Teichoic acid antibodies in staphylococcal and nonstaphylococcal endocarditis. Ann Intern Med 77:87-90, 1972 LinkGoogle Scholar2. NAGELTUAZONCARDELLA JCT: Teichoic acid serologic diagnosis of staphylococcal endocarditis. Use of gel diffusion and counterimmunoelectrophoretic methods. Ann Intern Med 82:13-17, 1975 LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Infectious Diseases Division Department of Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine 1100 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByComparison of anti-alpha-haemolysin and teichoic acid antibody tests in patients with Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis or bacteraemiaSymposium on Staphylococcal Septicaemia and Endocarditis. Lund, Sweden, March 17–18, 1983Counterimmunoelectrophoretic Detection of a High Incidence of Precipitin Reactions in Normal Human Sera Against Staphylococcal Teichoic Acids and Protein ASolid-Phase Radioimmunoassay for Immunoglobulin G Staphylococcus aureus Antibody in Serious Staphylococcal InfectionL. JOSEPH WHEAT, M.D., RICHARD B. KOHLER, M.D., ARTHUR WHITE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Teichoic Acid Antibodies in Chronic Staphylococcal OsteomyelitisPHILIP A. MACKOWIAK, M.D., JAMES W. SMITH, M.D.Teichoic acid serology in staphylococcal infectionsof infants and childrenCorrelation of antistaphylococcal antibody titers with severity of staphylococcal diseaseTeichoic Acid Antibodies in the Diagnosis of Serious Infections with Staphylococcus aureusCARMELITA U. TUAZON, M.D., JOHN N. SHEAGREN, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 September 1975Volume 83, Issue 3Page: 431-431KeywordsAntibodiesAntigensBacillusEndocarditisHaemophilus influenzaeResearch laboratoriesStaphylococcus aureusStaphylococcus epidermidis Issue Published: 1 September 1975 PDF DownloadLoading ...