Single-antigen immunofluorescence test for chlamydial antibodies

J Clin Microbiol. 1978 Aug;8(2):119-22. doi: 10.1128/jcm.8.2.119-122.1978.

Abstract

A simple method is presented for producing large numbers of inclusions of Chlamydia trachomatis serotype L2 in cell cultures on slides for immunofluorescence antibody staining. Preliminary results with a total of 1,241 human sera from different groups were consistent with findings by earlier methods: 82% of chlamydia-positive men with nongonococcal urethritis had antibodies at titers of greater than or equal to 8, with a geometric mean titer (GMT) of 44.9; 68.5% of chlamydia-negative men with nongonococcal urethritis had titers of greater than or equal to 8, with a GMT of 38.6; 27% of male blood donors had titers of greater than or equal to 8, with a GMT of 19.6; 95.0% of chlamydia-positive women had titers of greater than or equal to 8, with a GMT of 80.3; 67.0% of chlamydia-negative partners of men with nongonococcal urethritis had titers of greater than or equal to 8, with a GMT of 47.0; 50.2% of control women had titers of greater than or equal to 8, with a GMT of 27.7% and 8.1% of children (aged 1 to 15 years) had titers of greater than or equal to 8, with a GMT of 17.8.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / immunology*
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sex Factors
  • Urethritis / immunology*
  • Urethritis / microbiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial