Lack of correlation between killing of gonococci by serum and antibodies directed against pili from strain 2686 of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Sexually transmitted diseases. [Sex Transm Dis] Journal article

Title	Lack of correlation between killing of gonococci by serum and antibodies directed against pili from strain 2686 of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Author(s)	Zeckel ML, Ingwer I, Brooks GF
Source	Sex Transm Dis 1977 Oct-Dec; 4(4):142-3.
MeSH	Antibodies, Bacterial Antibody Formation Antigens, Bacterial Blood Bactericidal Activity Female Gonorrhea Humans Neisseria gonorrhoeae Recurrence Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Serotyping
Abstract	In patients experiencing initial or repeated gonococcal infections there appeared to be little correlation between elevated levels of serum antibody to pili from Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain 2686 and the presence or absence of serum bactericidal activity against the patients' infecting isolates. Of eight patients who experienced their first gonococcal infection, four had elevated antipili antibody levels; all eight sera from patients who had repeated gonococcal infections had high antipili antibody levels. All the patients' sera were bactericidal for strain 2686 of N. gonorrhoeae.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Journal Article
PubMed ID	413198

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