TABLE 1.
Serum antibody responses to whole C. trachomatis antigens determined by immunoblot analysis
| Subjects and analysis | Median age in years (range) | % Female | Response (mean no. detectable bands ± SD) to antigen by antibody:
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| IgG | IgM | IgA | |||
| Patients with acute urogenital C. trachomatis infection | 32 (17–65) | 27 | 18.4 ± 9.3 | 2 ± 2 | 11.1 ± 8.0 |
| Healthy blood donors | 28 (20–39) | 29 | 5.6 ± 5.2 | 0.5 ± 0.7 | 3.3 ± 3.7 |
| Statistical analysis (P)a | <0.0001 | 0.0004 | 0.0001 | ||
a
Results (P values) from Student's t test analysis of indicated antibody responses of both groups to C. trachomatis antigens.