Anti-chlamydial IgG Neutralizing Ability in Nonzoonotic Atypical Community Acquired Respiratory Tract Infections

Indian J Microbiol. 2015 Sep;55(3):345-8. doi: 10.1007/s12088-015-0527-7. Epub 2015 May 5.

Abstract

Chlamydophila pneumoniae is a pathogenic agent, involved in various types of infection. This study has evaluated the ability of IgG antibodies in outpatient, with acute respiratory tract infections from C. pneumoniae, to neutralize in vitro purified elementary bodies of this bacterium, revealing a good neutralizing performance of IgG antibodies.

Keywords: Chlamydophila pneumoniae; EBs; IgG; Neutralizing activity.