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. 1990 Jul;28(7):1502–1505. doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.7.1502-1505.1990

Immunoglobulin A antibodies to pertussis toxin and filamentous hemagglutinin in saliva from patients with pertussis.

G Zackrisson 1, T Lagergård 1, B Trollfors 1, I Krantz 1
PMCID: PMC267977  PMID: 2380376

Abstract

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies against pertussis toxin (PT) and filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA) in 181 saliva samples obtained during various stages of pertussis from 112 patients were determined. Saliva samples obtained within 5 days after the onset of symptoms did not have detectable IgA antibodies against either of the two antigens. Of the samples obtained between 6 and 50 days after the onset of symptoms, 72% had antibodies against FHA but only 40% had antibodies against PT. With few exceptions, saliva samples obtained more than 50 days after the onset of symptoms contained antibodies against both antigens. In the 59 patients from whom paired saliva samples were obtained at intervals of 2 to 5 weeks, a significant increase in the geometric mean FHA antibody titers but not PT antibody titers occurred. However, increases that were fourfold or greater were observed against FHA in only 19 patients and against PT in 14 patients. Thus, IgA antibodies against FHA and PT in saliva develop during pertussis, and the importance of secretory IgA antibodies for protection against infection and disease should be investigated. Determination of these antibodies in paired saliva samples is, however, of little value for the laboratory diagnosis of pertussis.

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