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2014, Cilt 44, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 043-046
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Detection of the Seroprevalence of Chlamydiosis by Immunofluorescence Test (IFA) in Humans Dealing with Animals
Adile MUZ1, Hasan ÖNGÖR1, Ahmet GÖDEKMERDAN2, Murat KARAHAN3
1Fırat Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ
2Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara
3Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Sivas
Keywords: Chlamydia/Chlamydophila spp, immunofluorescence test (IFA), seropositivity

Objective: This study was carried out to determine the presence of antibodies against Chlamydia/Chlamydophila spp. by immunofluorescence test (IFA) in blood samples collected from humans exposed to animals (personnel at poultry abattoir, poultry caretakers, sheep breeders and veterinary students at Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey).

Materials and Methods: Blood sera collected from the study and control groups were examined by IFA (Cambridge Biomedical Inc., Boston, USA) for the presence of IgG and IgM antibodies against C. pneumoniae, C. trachomatis and C. psittaci.

Results: A total of 103 serum samples were obtained from the study group (n:81) and from the control group (n:22). The IgG and IgM seropositivity rates determined by IFA in the study group were 53% and 37% for C. pneumoniae, 15% and 41% for C.trachomatis, and 15% and 26% for C. psittaci, respectively. On the other hand, seropositivity rates against C. pneumoniae were 18% for IgG and 4.5% for IgM and against C. trachomatis was 4.5% for IgG in the control group. However, no positivity was found against C. psittaci for either of the antibodies in the control group.

Conclusion: The frequency of antibodies determined against the three Chlamydia species in humans exposed to animals were rather higher than the control group.


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