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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
Earlier studies, which indicated that high titers of O-specific antibody to the patient's infecting organism in acute-phase serum specimens were not associated with a decrease in the frequency of subsequent shock and death in bacteremia due to gram-negative bacilli, were reexamined for evaluation of the protective activity of specific IgG and IgM antibody. Titers of hemagglutination antibody and levels of IgM, determined by indirect immunofluorescent staining of the patient's infecting organism, as well as hemagglutination titers after reduction of serum with 2-mercaptoethanol and IgG levels, correlated closely (P less than 0.001). High titers of IgG antibody to the patient's infecting organism in acute-phase specimens were associated with a significant reduction in the frequency of shock and death in bacteremia. In contrast, high titers of IgG antibody were not associated with a diminution in the frequency of shock and death. The previously demonstrated protective activity of antibody to an antigen, Re lipopolysaccharide, shared by most gram-negative bacilli was reconfirmed and shown to be independent of the protective activity of O-specific IgG antibody.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
133
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
37-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of IgM and IgG antibody in patients with bacteremia due to gram-negative bacilli.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.