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Journal of Infection

Volume 12, Issue 2, March 1986, Pages 145-152
Journal of Infection

Prevalence in human beings of antibodies to Chlamydia IOL-207, an atypical strain of chlamydia

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Summary

Samples of serum from 18353 persons from the U.K. and abroad, were tested for type-specific antibodies to Chlamydia spp. Antibodies to an atypical strain, Chlamydia IOL-207, were detected in each population tested. Overall, the prevalence of these antibodies (19–9 %) was similar to that of antibodies to C. trachomatis (21–6 %). In the U.K., antibodies to C. IOL-207 were rare in children under the age of 5 years but became more common with increasing age. In adults the prevalence of these antibodies increased annually between 1979 and 1984. Antibodies to C. IOL-207 were not associated with sexually transmitted disease and only rarely with ocular disease. Their association with a common complaint such as mild respiratory illness is postulated. The presence of these antibodies within a population may lead to the over-diagnosis of C. trachomatis infections or psittacosis if only genus-specific serological tests are used.

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