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Abstract
The treatment of female guinea pigs, infected in the genital tract with the chlamydial agent of guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis, with rabbit anti-guinea pig thymocyte serum extended the course of the infection by 20 to 30 days. The rabbit anti-guinea pig thymocyte serum was shown to suppress delayed hypersensitivity responses to the guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis agent and the contact allergen oxazolone. The appearance of antibody in genital secretions was delayed, but the infection persisted at low levels even when normal serum and secretory antibody titers were attained, indicating that cell-mediated immunity may play a role in the resolution of chlamydial genital infections.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6603421 PMCID: PMC264728 DOI: 10.1128/iai.41.2.876-879.1983
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441