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Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Chlamydia spp. in Human Immunodeficiency Virus‐Infected Subjects in Japan
Author(s) -
Miyashita Naoyuki,
Niki Yoshihito,
Iwamoto Aikichi,
Yasuoka Akira,
Oka Shinichi,
Kawata Kaoru,
Ito Akira,
Tomono Kazunori,
Kohno Shigeru,
Matsushima Toshiharu
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2000.tb02564.x
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , chlamydia , chlamydia trachomatis , biology , virology , immunology , antibody , chlamydiaceae , chlamydiales , serology , titer , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
To evaluate the seropositivity of Chlamydia spp. in human immunodeficiency virus (HlV)‐infected subjects in Japan, Chlamydia ‐specific antibodies in sera collected from 106 HIV‐infected subjects were measured by the microimmunofluorescence test. The prevalence of C. pneumoniae ‐specific IgA, C. trachomatis ‐specific IgG and IgA and mean titers were significantly higher in the homosexual and heterosexual HIV‐infected subjects than in the hemophilic patients and HIV‐negative controls. These data indicate that the higher C. pneumoniae and C. trachomatis seroprevalence among HIV‐infected subjects is probably due to an HIV risk factor, such as promiscuous sexual behavior, rather than to HIV infection itself.