1/2. vaginitis caused by nutritionally variant streptococcus pyogenes.A nutritionally variant streptococcus pyogenes was isolated from a vaginal specimen. The organism was isolated in essentially pure culture with a few colonies of normal vaginal flora. The bacterium was identified as streptococcus pyogenes with the use of rapid test kits and the presence of group A antigen.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = antigen (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. immunoglobulin e-mediated severe allergy to human seminal plasma.Two women with allergy to human seminal plasma are described. Both patients had generalized and local allergic symptoms, i.e., hypotension, asthmatic dyspnea, urticaria, and vaginal swelling, beginning within a few minutes of intercourse. The antigen causing the reaction in these patients was common to all seminal plasmas examined. Most of the antigenic activity was shown to be present in one protein band detected by acrylamide gel electrophoresis. The seminal plasma reaction was mediated through an immunoglobulin e (IgE) antibody. Passive transfer of the hypersensitivity with the serum of both patients was successful, and the radioallergosorbent test showed that the serum of the first patient contained IgE specific to seminal plasma.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = antigen (Clic here for more details about this article) |