el-Sebai M M, el-Helaly S M, Aly A G, Faris L
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo.
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1991 Dec;21(3):771-7.
Sputum examination for detection of P. carinii pneumonia (PCP) can be substituted for more invasive techniques. There was a significant correlation between PCP and the increased level of IgA in serum (P less than 0.01) and sputum. The increase in IgA level in sputum was much more higher than that in the serum. This supports the concept that local antibody formation by the lung may have a more important role in the immune and inflammatory response to P. carinii.
检测卡氏肺孢子虫肺炎(PCP)的痰液检查可替代更具侵入性的技术。PCP与血清(P<0.01)及痰液中IgA水平升高之间存在显著相关性。痰液中IgA水平的升高远高于血清中的升高。这支持了肺部局部抗体形成可能在对卡氏肺孢子虫的免疫和炎症反应中发挥更重要作用的概念。