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Detection of a local prostatic immune response to bacterial prostatitis

Bestimmung der lokalen Immunantwort der Prostata bei bakterieller Prostatitis

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Bacteria-specific antibody responses in expressed prostatic secretions (EPS) were investigated by use of an indirect immunoperoxidase method. Positive responses were observed in all 12 patients with acute bacterial prostatitis due to gram-negative rods. However, in 41 patients with chronic prostatitis, antibody responses varied depending on the bacterial species; no positive responses were observed in cases resulting from gram-positive cocci.

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Die Bestimmung der Bakterien- spezifischen Antikörper im Prostataexprimat erfolgte mit einer indirekten Immunperoxidase-Methode. Bei allen 12 Patienten mit akuter bakterieller Prostatitis infolge gramnegativer Erreger war der Nachweis positiv, wohingegen bei 41 Patienten mit chronischer Prostatitis der Antikörpernachweis von den Bakterienspecies abhing. Bei allen Fällen mit grampositiven Kokken blieb der Antikörpernachweis negativ.

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  1. Dept. of Urology, Okayam University Medical School, 2-5-1, Shikata, 700, Okayama, Japan

    H. Kumon M. D.

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Kumon, H. Detection of a local prostatic immune response to bacterial prostatitis. Infection 20 (Suppl 3), S236–S238 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01704389

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