Chlamydia IgA in acute ENT infections

ABSTRACT

Detection of Chlamydia IgA was done in 106 patients with acute infections in ear, nose and throat sites. The patients were divided into 3 diagnostic groups [pharyngitis, otitis media and sinusitis groups]. Acute phase serum antibodies were measured by using ELISA diagnostic kit Chlamydia IgA [eurogenetics]. The antibodies were detected in 8.8% [6/68] of those patients with pharyngitis, 30.7% [8/26] of those with otitis media and 8.3% [1/12] of those with sinusitis, whereas no one of the control group had acute antibodies. The overall incidence of acute antibodies was 14.2% [15/106]. This put Chlamydia species as an important etiologic pathogen in acute ENT infections