Serological tests in the diagnosis of fungal urinary tract infection.

Abstract

Fungus urine cultures were performed in 646 cases. In 50 we obtained a positive result. In 35 of these and in a control group of apparently healthy adults, we made serological studies using the following techniques: Immunodiffusion; counter immunoelectrophoresis, and immunofluorescence. 4 patients has positive precipitins against somatic and metabolic antigens. We obtained histological confirmation of deep candidiasis. In another 4 patients, the precipitins were positive against metabolic antigen only and further study failed to show deep candidiasis. In a further two cases we obtained positive titers using immunofluorescence; in 1 of these deep infection was confirmed. On no occasion in our study did the use of immunodiffusion and counter immunoelectrophoresis produce either false positive or false negative results against somatic antigen.

• Authors: J F Jiménez Cruz, A S Sousa, A A Almagro, M A Minguez, S N Niño, J Garcia Alonso
• Journal: European urology (Eur Urol) Vol. 7 Issue 5 Pg. 288-90 ( 1981) ISSN: 0302-2838 [Print] Switzerland
• PMID: 6788558 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Candida (immunology)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Counterimmunoelectrophoresis
• Female
• Fluorescent Antibody Technique
• Humans
• Immunodiffusion
• Infant
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Mycoses (diagnosis)
• Urinary Tract Infections (diagnosis)