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Neutralizing Antibody Responses to Chlamydia trachomatis in Women and Associations With Chlamydia Outcomes
被引:3
作者:
Yu, Hong
[1
]
Geisler, William M.
[2
]
Dai, Chuanbin
[1
]
Gupta, Kanupriya
[2
]
Cutter, Gary
[3
]
Brunham, Robert C.
[1
]
机构:
[1] Univ British Columbia, British Columbia Ctr Dis Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
[2] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Med, Birmingham, AL USA
[3] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Biostat, Birmingham, AL USA
基金:
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词:
chlamydia infection;
clinical outcomes;
neutralizing antibody;
serology;
women;
INFECTION;
IMMUNITY;
PROTECTION;
D O I:
10.1093/infdis/jiae519
中图分类号:
R392 [医学免疫学];
Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号:
100102 ;
摘要:
We assessed neutralizing antibody responses in a well-characterized cohort of 60 women with different Chlamydia trachomatis infection outcomes noted at a treatment visit and 3-month follow-up. We found varying rates of neutralization (inhibition of C trachomatis) in sera at different dilution levels and varying neutralizing antibody titers across outcomes. Median neutralization rates were significantly higher in sera at high dilutions (1:320-1:1280) from women with spontaneous resolution vs persisting infection before treatment (all P < .05). These findings suggest that neutralizing antibody responses may contribute to protective immunity against chlamydia.
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页码:e531 / e535
页数:5
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