The Ratio of Secretory IgA TO IgA in Middle ear Effusions and Nasopharyngeal Secretions

1 January 1982

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Vol. 93 (sup386) , 91-93
https://doi.org/10.3109/00016488209108481

Abstract

In children suffering from secretory otitis media (SOM) the ratio of secretory IgA (SIgA) to IgA was measured in middle ear effusions (MEE) and nasopharyngeal secretions (NPS) by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). The SIgA/IgA ratio in MEE was 25 %; in NPS the corresponding ratio was 75 %. No differencies in the levels of SIgA and IgA could be shown in secretions from children with and without previous episodes of acute otitis media.

Keywords

EAR EFFUSIONS
SECRETORY IGA
NASOPHARYNGEAL SECRETIONS
MIDDLE EAR
RATIO OF SECRETORY

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:

The Immunochemistry of Middle Ear Effusions
JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 1974