Re: Need common sense tips to reduce pseudomonas exposure

[Guest guest]

What's about the test for PA antibodies? It's my understanding that you can

have a blood check for PA antibodies and that test gives you a clear result,

whether you harbour PA somewhere in your body or not.

Peace

Torsten, dad of Fiona 6wcf and Sebastian newborn wocf

e-mail: torstenkrafft@...

Re: Need common sense tips to reduce pseudomonas

> exposure

>

>

> > In a message dated 5/28/2003 3:18:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> > majahristozova@... writes:

> >

> > > Auch... I don't believe that! Are you saying that even

> > > when the culture is negative the cf people still have

> > > PA????

> > >

> >

> > Yes...and normally if you have PA you have other bacteria's that PA took

> > over. While it may not grow on a culture I think its present and hiding

> and

> > should you get a different infection it could stir things up. Thats

JUST

> my

> > OPINION.

> >

> > Rosemary in NY with 3 children (12, 10 and 6)

> > with CF. I have a dog named TOBI and

> > coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT "

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

If one has cultured PA in the past, wouldn't it be possible/likely that

they still would have PA antibodies for some time after, even if the PA

, itself, has disappeared?

For instance, women often are tested for Rubella (German measles)

antibodies before pregnancy. If they have had Rubella as a child, the

antibodies are still present and the women are protected from developing

Rubella again. If not, they can be vaccinated to protect themselves from

catching Rubella during pregnancy.

If PA antibodies are present, wouldn't that just mean one has grown PA

in their system at some time and it may or may not still be infecting them?

I don'tknow the definitive answer on this one. I am just wondering base

on my previous understanding of antibodies.

M

Torsten Krafft wrote:

>What's about the test for PA antibodies? It's my understanding that you can

>have a blood check for PA antibodies and that test gives you a clear result,

>whether you harbour PA somewhere in your body or not.

>

>Peace

>Torsten, dad of Fiona 6wcf and Sebastian newborn wocf

>e-mail: torstenkrafft@...

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

maybe that false positiv results are possible. But I can hardly

believe that the test will give false negative results. And my reply

was posted regarding to comments that you can't say that a pwcf has

gotten rid of the pseudomonas. In Europe the antibody test is used to

find candidates for vaccination studies, so if the test can give

false negative results then the whole study would be screwed up.

Peace

Torsten

>

> >What's about the test for PA antibodies? It's my understanding

that you can

> >have a blood check for PA antibodies and that test gives you a

clear result,

> >whether you harbour PA somewhere in your body or not.

> >

> >Peace

> >Torsten, dad of Fiona 6wcf and Sebastian newborn wocf

> >e-mail: torstenkrafft@w...

> >

> >