Autoantibodies to Tamm-Horsfall protein, a tool for diagnosing the level of urinary-tract infection.

Lancet (London, England) ·Vol. 1 ·No. 7953 ·1976-01-31 ·Pages 226-8

Hanson LA, Fasth A, Jodal U

Abstract

In sera from ten girls with acute pyelonephritis, antibodies of the IgG-class to Tamm-Horsfall protein were found in significantly increased titres; in contrast, titres in sera from six girls with acute cystitis did not differ from those of healthy controls. The results suggest that determination of Tamm-Horsfall antibodies may prove useful for differentiating between upper and lower urinary-tract infection.

MeSH Terms

Acute Disease Adolescent Age Factors Autoantibodies/isolation & purification Child Child, Preschool Cystitis/immunology Female Humans Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Kidney/immunology Mucoproteins/immunology Pyelonephritis/immunology

Chemicals

Autoantibodies Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Mucoproteins

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Hanson L A

Fasth A

Jodal U

Article Info

Journal

Lancet (London, England)

Abbr.

Lancet

ISSN

0140-6736

DOI

10.1016/s0140-6736(76)91342-8

Published

1976-01-31

Pages

226-8

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

2985213R

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(76)91342-8 View journal details

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