[The role of serum IgG antibody of Chlamydia trachomatis in urogenital tract diseases].
In the present study, the frequency of antigen and the titer of serum IgG antibody for Chlamydia trachomatis in non-gonococcal urethritis and prostatitis and the variation in the titer of serum IgG antibody were investigated. The frequency of antigen for C. trachomatis was 44.4% in men with non-gonococcal urethritis and 9.1% in those with prostatitis. The serum IgG antibody was found in 59.3% of the men with non-gonococcal urethritis and in 54.5% of the men with prostatitis. There was a high change to show positive serum IgG antibody in patients with non-gonococcal urethritis of positive antigen for C. trachomatis. The variation makes the titer of serum IgG antibody a poor index of the therapy of C. trachomatis.
Uchijima
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Y
Department of Urology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School.
Kobayashi
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N
Swata
J
J
Nakame
Y
Y
Yoshida
K
K
Saito
H
H
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014526:Urethritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G