COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST FOR PNEUMOCYSTOSIS
Authors: K. BARTA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1969)

Letters and Comments1 January 1969COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST FOR PNEUMOCYSTOSISK. BARTA, M.D.K. BARTA, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-70-1-235_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor: Drs. Vogel, Cohen, Powell, and DeVita (Ann. Intern. Med. 68: 97, 1968) have reported the results of their clinical experiences in diagnosis and treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.We have been studying how to utilize serological diagnosis for clinical use for several years. From 1952 to 1965 we examined more than 1,300 sera with the complement fixation test from the various countries of Czechoslovakia, Germany, Sweden, United States, England, and Denmark for suspected or evident pneumocystosis or Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, using a lipoid antigen prepared from lungs infected with Pneumocystis carinii (1).We found complement-fixing antibodies in...References1. BARTA K, DVORACEK C, and KADLEC A: Komplement-Bindungs-Reaktion bei Pnemocysten Pneumonie. Schweiz. Z. Path. Bact. 18: 22, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. VIVELL O: Über neues stabiles Antigen für die Serodiagnose der interstitiellen plasmazellulären Pneumonie jungar Säuglinge und Frühgeburten. Deutsch. Med. Wschr. 80: 1357, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. VIVELL O: Die Serologie der interstitiellen Pneumonie. Mschr. Kinderheilk 108: 146, 1960. Google Scholar4. BARTA K: Zur Frage der antigenwirksamen Komponenten der Lunge bei der Pneumocysten-Pneumonie. Path. Microbiol. (Basel) 29: 63, 1966. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. GAJDUSEK C: Pneumocystis carinii etiologic agent of interstitial plasma cell pneumonia of premature and young infants, Pediatrics 19: 543, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: K. BARTA, M.D.Affiliations: First Medical Clinic Palachý's University Olomonc 5, Czechoslovakia PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRespiratory Problems of HIV Infection and AIDSProtozoal DiseasesPneumocystis carinii: Immunoblotting and immunofluorescent analyses of serum antibodies during experimental rat infection and recoveryImmunology of Pneumocystis cariniiCurrent Status of Laboratory Diagnosis of Pneumocystis Carinii PneumonitisPneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in the United States Epidemiologic, Diagnostic, and Clinical FeaturesPETER D. WALZER, M.D., DANIEL P. PERL, M.D., DONALD J. KROGSTAD, M.D., PERRY G. RAWSON, M.D., MYRON G. SCHULTZ, D.V.M., M.D.Some Observations on the Serology of Pneumocystis carinii Infections in the United StatesA propos du diagnostic immunologique des affections à Pneumocystis cariniiPneumocystis carinii pneumonitis in children with malignanciesPneumocystis carinii PneumonitisM. BRADSHAW, M.D., R. L. MYEROWITZ, M.D., R. SCHNEERSON, M.D., J. K. WHISNANT, M.D., J. B. ROBBINS, M.D.Opportunistic infections of the lungsThe Serologic Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections in Medical PracticeLOUIS H. MILLER, M.D., F.A.C.P., HAROLD W. BROWN, M.D. 1 January 1969Volume 70, Issue 1Page: 235-235KeywordsAntibodiesAntigensComplement fixation testLungsPneumocystisPneumocystis carinii pneumonia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1969 PDF downloadLoading ...