Huizinga M, Lubbers M, Berrens L
Immunobiology. 1984 Mar;166(2):168-76. doi: 10.1016/S0171-2985(84)80035-2.
The sera of patients with pigeon breeders' disease usually contain both precipitating and complement-fixing antibodies to antigens in pigeon droppings or pigeon serum. These antibodies are not equivalent. Both types of antibody could be detected by means of an ELISA technique, using either pigeon serum or pigeon dropping antigens in the solid phase. The good correlation between the ELISA results and the complement consumption assay indicates that the ELISA technique may represent a one-step assay for assessing both precipitating and complement-consuming IgG-class antibodies, thereby identifying both symptomatic patients and breeders potentially at risk. IgM antibodies appeared to be of minor significance in the serology of pigeon breeders' disease.
养鸽者病患者的血清通常含有针对鸽粪或鸽血清中抗原的沉淀抗体和补体结合抗体。这些抗体并不等同。两种类型的抗体都可以通过ELISA技术检测，在固相载体上使用鸽血清或鸽粪抗原。ELISA结果与补体消耗试验之间的良好相关性表明，ELISA技术可能是一种一步法检测，用于评估沉淀性和消耗补体的IgG类抗体，从而识别有症状的患者和潜在有风险的饲养者。IgM抗体在养鸽者病的血清学中似乎意义不大。
