title: Chlamydial IgG and IgA in serum and follicular fluid among patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation.
abstract: The point prevalence of IgG and IgA antibodies to Chlamydia was analyzed in serum and follicular fluid in 63 patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in comparison to sera of 298 healthy women by the single serovar (L2) inclusion immunoperoxidase assay (IPA). The presence of specific IgG and IgA to Chlamydia in follicular fluid was demonstrated. No statistical association was found between the presence of specific Chlamydia IgG and IgA in serum and follicular fluid to oocyte fertilization. The positive predictive value for mechanical infertility of Chlamydia IgG at titers of greater than or equal to 128 and IgA titers at greater than or equal to 16 was 91 and 92%, respectively, in this high-risk group for mechanical infertility. Multiple regression analysis singled out Chlamydia IgG levels as a major contributor to the variance between the groups of infertile patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka Medical Center, Facultyof Health Sciences Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lunenfeld
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sarov
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sarov
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Potashnik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albotiano
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Decherney
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Insler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D015571:Follicular Fluid / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G