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  • Title: Clinical and laboratory evaluation of the antibody-coated bacteria test in children.
    Author: Kwasnik I, Klauber G, Tilton RC.
    Journal: J Urol; 1979 May; 121(5):658-61. PubMed ID: 35625.
    Abstract:
    The antibody-coated bacteria test can distinguish upper from lower urinary tract infection. In this study 67 bacteriuric children were selected from meningomyelocele and urology clinics. There was close correlation between radiological evidence of upper tract changes and the presence of antibody-coated bacteria. There was a distinct lack of correlation between serum antibody titers to the infecting organism and antibody-coated bacteria. In vitro laboratory studies indicated that 1) antibody coating in the urine occurred immediately upon exposure of the infecting isolate to the urine of the patient, 2) only the homologous isolate was coated and 3) the pH range for antibody coating was wide (pH 4.0 to 9.0).
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