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. 1993 Dec;31(12):3247–3254. doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.12.3247-3254.1993

Demonstration of circulating pneumococcal immunoglobulin G immune complexes in patients with community-acquired pneumonia by means of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Y Holloway 1, J A Snijder 1, W G Boersma 1
PMCID: PMC266389  PMID: 8308118

Abstract

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed for quantitation of circulating immune complexes (CICs) containing specific antipneumococcal immunoglobulin G (IgG). These CICs were detected in 17 (85%) of 20 patients with bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia, 4 (36.4%) of 11 patients with probable pneumococcal pneumonia, 3 (16.7%) of 18 patients with pneumonia of other (nonpneumococcal) etiology, and 13 (41.9%) of 31 patients with pneumonia of unknown etiology. There was no correlation between CICs and serum IgG antibody levels. Pneumococcal capsular antigen was demonstrated in dissociated CICs by latex agglutination.

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