Chlamydia pneumoniae IgG

Chlamydophila pneumoniae is a small gram negative bacterium (0.2 to 1 μm) that undergoes several transformations during its life cycle. It exists as an elementary body (EB) between hosts. The EB is not biologically active, but is resistant to environmental stresses and can survive outside a host for a limited time. The EB travels from an infected person to the lungs of an uninfected person in small droplets and is responsible for infection.

Specimen: 0.2 ml Serum

Reference Values: >1:16: Past Infection                

Method: IFA

Loinc: 6913-8