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Decreased Heat-Labile Opsonic Activity and Complement Levels Associated with Evidence of C3 Breakdown Products in Infected Pleural Effusions
Pablo D. Lew, … , Francis A. Waldvogel, Paul-Henri Lambert
Pablo D. Lew, … , Francis A. Waldvogel, Paul-Henri Lambert
Published February 1, 1979
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1979;63(2):326-334. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI109306.
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Decreased Heat-Labile Opsonic Activity and Complement Levels Associated with Evidence of C3 Breakdown Products in Infected Pleural Effusions

Abstract

Heat-labile opsonic activity was measured simultaneously in serum and pleural fluid of patients with transudates, infectious exudates (with positive or negative bacterial culture) and neoplastic exudates, using two different complement-dependent phagocytic tests: the killing of Staphylococcus aureus Wood 46 variant strain (K50 opsonic titers) and the assessment of ingestion rate of endotoxin-coated paraffin particles (Oil Red 0 uptake test). K50 opsonic titers were lower in culture-positive pleural effusions as compared to culture-negative (P < 0.002) or neoplastic effusions (P < 0.002). These results were corroborated by the Oil Red 0 uptake test. The data obtained with the two assays showed a significant correlation (P < 0.001).

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Pablo D. Lew, Rudolf Zubler, Pierre Vaudaux, Jean J. Farquet, Francis A. Waldvogel, Paul-Henri Lambert

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