Gaafar H A
Arch Androl. 1979 Dec;3(4):337-41. doi: 10.3109/01485017908988425.
Infection with N. gonorrhoeae stimulates the production of antibodies to many common, species-specific, and type-specific antigens. The L-antigen is an envelop antigen and antibodies to it could be demonstrated by various methods in more than 90% of the patients after the first 10 days of infection. Serologic tests are not yet available in the United States. If and when they become available, they may be recommended for: (1) Screening asymptomatic men and women, (2) Use as an adjunct diagnostic tool in cases of prostatitis, arthritis, disseminated gonococcal infection, and pelvic inflammatory disease, (3) Use (alone or in conjunction with culture) when specimens must be mailed to a central laboratory, when mailing conditions do not allow for incubation within 24-48 hr, or when proper media and qualified bacteriologists are not available.
感染淋病奈瑟菌会刺激机体产生针对许多常见、种特异性和型特异性抗原的抗体。L抗原是一种包膜抗原，感染10天后，超过90%的患者可通过多种方法检测到针对它的抗体。美国尚无血清学检测方法。如果且当有可用的血清学检测方法时，可能会推荐用于：（1）筛查无症状的男性和女性；（2）作为前列腺炎、关节炎、播散性淋球菌感染和盆腔炎病例的辅助诊断工具；（3）当标本必须邮寄到中央实验室、邮寄条件不允许在24 - 48小时内进行培养或没有合适的培养基和合格的细菌学家时使用（单独使用或与培养结合使用）。
