What is Chlamydia trachomatis IgG?

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What is Chlamydia trachomatis IgG?

IgG antibody detection is a marker for a Chlamydia-positive immune- response, either for current, chronic or past infections. For a reliable interpretation of results both IgG and IgA antibodies must be tested. Main Features of C. trachomatis assays. • Number of tests: 100.

What is chlamydia IgM?

The DRG Chlamydia trachomatis IgM ELISA kit is a solid phase enzyme-linkedimmunosorbent assay (ELISA). Patient samples are diluted with Sample Diluent and additionally incubated with IgG-RF-Sorbent to eliminate competitive inhibition from specific IgG. This pretreatment avoids false negative results.

How long do chlamydia IgG last?

A third published study dealt with the long-term persistence of serum Chlamydia IgG antibodies in patients with high initial IgG antibody titres (≥1:128) in serum after pelvic inflammatory disease (Puolakkainen et al., 1986). The follow-up time was between 3.1 and 6.3 years.

How can I avoid getting chlamydia?

You can help to prevent the spread of chlamydia by:

  1. using a condom every time you have vaginal or anal sex.
  2. using a condom to cover the penis during oral sex.
  3. using a dam (a piece of thin, soft plastic or latex) to cover the female genitals during oral sex or when rubbing female genitals together.
  4. not sharing sex toys.

Is Chlamydia with you for life?

Nope! Chlamydia is easily cured with antibiotics. Chlamydia is a bacterial infection (like strep throat or an ear infection), which means that once you’ve been treated and tested negative for it (to make sure the antibiotics worked), it’s gone.

How long does Chlamydia IgM stay positive?

Additionally, IgM antibodies may remain detectable for 2-4 months (or longer) following disease resolution; therefore, a positive IgM result may not necessarily indicate ‘acute’ infection and additional testing (e.g., IgG testing) may be necessary to interpret results.

How long do chlamydia antibodies stay?

Conclusions: Chlamydia antibody detection decreases with time since infection and this is most apparent in the first 6 months. In women who have had more than one infection, antibody remained detectable longer for all tests, but this was more marked for the pgp3 ELISA and MIF assay.

Is IgG test accurate for chlamydia?

IgG and IgA antibody prevalences against C. trachomatis (SeroCT) were 65.0% and 23.9%, respectively. In comparison to the positive LCR results obtained from cervical swab and/or FVU, the sensitivity of rELISA for Chlamydia IgG, IgA and IgM detection was 93.3%, 83.3% and 16.7%, respectively.