Antibodies against Chlamydia of lymphogranuloma-venereum type in Crohn's disease.
Antibodies against Chlamydia of lymphogranuloma-venereum type were detected by the micro-immunofluorescence technique in 38 (69%) of 55 patients with Crohn's disease. Weak positive reactions were seen in only 2 or 21 patients with other gastrointestinal disorders and 1 of 50 healthy blood-donors.
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008219:Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Q000382:microbiology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G