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Comments and Corrections1 September 1975Staphylococcal Teichoic Acid Antibodies in Serums of Patients with Diphtheroid EndocarditisWILLIAM L. HOPPES, M.D., ARTHUR WHITE, M.D., F.A.C.P.WILLIAM L. HOPPES, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARTHUR WHITE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-83-3-431_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Earlier studies in this laboratory showed the usefulness of the double diffusion in agar (Ouchterlony) method for the detection of antibodies to ribitol teichoic acids in the diagnosis of endocarditis due toStaphylococcus aureus(1). More recently Nagel and colleagues (2) compared the Ouchterlony method with the more rapid counter-immunoelectrophoresis for the same purpose. They found cross reactions in 22% of their patients with streptococcal endocarditis and reiterated that cross-reacting antigens have been described in streptococci,Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus pumilus, lactobacilli, andHemophilus influenzaetype B. Until recently, we had found cross reactions only in patients with...
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