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J Clin Microbiol. 1981 March; 13(3): 532-539

Assessment of Haemophilus influenzae type b opsonins by neutrophil chemiluminescence.

ABSTRACT

A luminol-enhancement chemiluminescence assay and a radiolabeled uptake assay were developed to assess opsonins for Haemophilus influenzae type b. Opsonins in acute and convalescent sera from 17 children with H. influenzae type b meningitis, along with pooled normal human sera, were evaluated and compared with anti-polyribosephosphate antibody concentrations. Five children had a rise in the chemiluminescence-area under the curve for convalescent compared with acute sera. Patient chemiluminescence--area-under-the-curve values were significantly (P less than 0.05) more likely to exceed 50% of normal human serum values if sera contained greater than or equal to 0.1 microgram of anti-polyribosephosphate antibody per ml. Magnesium ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid chelation and heat inactivation of patient and normal human sera significantly (P less than 0.05) reduced chemiluminescence--area-under-the-curve activity. Thus, complement appears to contribute significantly to the opsonization of H. influenzae type b in sera of children. Two of nine children had increases in opsonins as assayed by 3H-labeled H. influenzae type b uptake. After natural systemic H. influenzae type b infection, young children are unable to respond acutely with an increase in anti-polyribosephosphate antibody or serum opsonic activity.

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