Staphylococcal infections: antibodies to staphylococci in serum
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Staphylococcus is one of the most common microorganisms; in humans, it mainly causes purulent diseases and complications in somatic and surgical diseases. The leading method of diagnosing diseases caused by staphylococcus is bacteriological. Serological diagnosis is aimed at detecting the antibody titer to staphylococci in the patient's blood serum.
From the serological methods of diagnosis of purulent-septic diseases apply the reaction of direct hemagglutination and ELISA. The increase in the antibody titer is considered to be diagnostic after 7-10 days for the study of paired sera. A single study of diagnostic value has no, because in almost 100% of adults in the serum antibodies to staphylococci are present.
The definition of antibodies to staphylococci is used to diagnose purulent-septic processes caused by Staphylococcus aureus, with the following diseases:
- inflammatory diseases of the lungs;
- phlegmon, abscesses, furunculosis, sore throat;
- peritonitis, sepsis, pyelonephritis;
- staphylococcal food poisoning.
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